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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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
short-limbed Feelings, Appearance & Personality
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
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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
五
đoản
短
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.
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ngữ đoạn / sở đoản
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Similar
ngữ đoạn / sở đoản
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ngũ hành sơn / ngũ cung / ngũ ngôn / đệ ngũ …
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Use
ngũ hành sơn / ngũ cung / ngũ ngôn / đệ ngũ …