How to pronounce 短 in Cantonese (227 out of 404):

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一長一短

one long and one short. The long one

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Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

一 jat1

one

single

a (article)

as soon as

entire

whole

all

throughout

"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

first (positional)

one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth

a short duration (when used with a verb)

each

same

dedicated

from the start

長 zoeng6

extraneous

短 dyun2

short

brief

to lack

weak point

fault

deficient

lacking

shortcomings

mistakes

to owe

unwise

inadequate

insufficient

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