(pos:形容詞)(ant:長)
<explanation>
yue:兩端嘅距離比較細
eng:(of length) short
<eg>
yue:短篇小説 (dyun2 pin1 siu2 syut3)
eng:short story
<eg>
yue:佢啲頭髮好短。 (keoi5 di1 tau4 faat3 hou2 dyun2.)
eng:Her hair is short.
<eg>
yue:每位學生喺學期尾嘅時候要寫一篇短嘅論文。 (mui5 wai2 hok6 saang1 hai2 hok6 kei4 mei5 ge3 si4 hau6 jiu3 se2 jat1 pin1 dyun2 ge3 leon6 man2.)
eng:Each student has to write a short thesis at the end of the term.
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<explanation>
yue:少量時間
eng:(of time) short
<eg>
yue:我哋喺巴黎逗留咗一段短嘅時間。 (ngo5 dei6 hai2 baa1 lai4 dau6 lau4 zo2 jat1 dyun6 dyun2 ge3 si4 gaan3.)
eng:We stayed a short while in Paris.
(pos:語素)
<explanation>
yue:弱，不足
eng:weak; deficient
<eg>
yue:#短處 (dyun2 cyu5)
eng:shortcoming
<eg>
yue:#長短 (coeng4 dyun2)
eng:strengths and weaknesses
