短板
Chinese
| lack; short | board; plank; plate board; plank; plate; slab | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (短板) | 短 | 板 | |
| simp. #(短板) | 短 | 板 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: duǎnbǎn [Phonetic: duánbǎn]
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: duǎnbǎn
- Wade–Giles: tuan3-pan3
- Yale: dwǎn-bǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: doanbaan
- Palladius: дуаньбань (duanʹbanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dyun2 baan2
- Yale: dyún báan
- Cantonese Pinyin: dyn2 baan2
- Guangdong Romanization: dün2 ban2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tyːn³⁵ paːn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
短板
- (literally) short stave of a barrel (which allows the contents to escape)
- (figurative) shortcoming; weak point