sở đoản
Pronunciation
Northern
/sə̰ː˧˩˧ ɗwa̰ːn˧˩˧/
Central
/ʂəː˧˩˨ ɗwaːŋ˧˩˨/
Southern
/ʂəː˨˩˦ ɗwaːŋ˨˩˦/
weak point; shortcoming
Noun
weak point; shortcoming
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
weak point; shortcoming
The specific areas where a person lacks skill or has a particular weakness.
vi Tính thiếu kiên nhẫn chính là sở đoản lớn nhất của anh ấy.
en Impatience is his biggest specific weak point.
Parts
sở / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 所短 / 所短
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Parts
sở / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 所短 / 所短
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 所短
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
所短
Candidates by syllable
sở
楚
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.
Similar
ngũ đoản
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Similar
ngũ đoản
Use
sở thích / công sở / sở thú / xứ sở
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Use
sở thích / công sở / sở thú / xứ sở