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ngũ đoản

Pronunciation Northern /ŋuʔu˧˥ ɗwa̰ːn˧˩˧/ Central /ŋu˧˩˨ ɗwaːŋ˧˩˨/ Southern /ŋu˨˩˦ ɗwaːŋ˨˩˦/
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short-limbed
Adjective
short-limbed
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short body and limbs Properties & StatesTheme

Describing a person who has a small stature with both a short body and limbs.

vi Chú hề có vóc dáng ngũ đoản trông rất ngộ nghĩnh.

en The short-limbed clown looks very funny.

Parts
ngũ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 五短 / 五短

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 五短

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
五短
Candidates by syllable
ngũ đoản
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
ngữ đoạn / ngắn / tắt / nhỏ thó …
Use
ngũ hành sơn / ngũ cung / ngũ ngôn / đệ ngũ
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