揭短 jiē duǎn ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄨㄢˇ kit3 dyun2
- to expose sb's faults or shortcomings
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揭
- 揭幕 jiē mù ㄐㄧㄝ ㄇㄨˋ kit3 mok6 opening
- 揭晓 揭曉 jiē xiǎo ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄠˇ kit3 hiu2 to announce publicly
- 揭发 揭發 jiē fā ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄚ kit3 faat3 to expose
- 揭示 jiē shì ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕˋ kit3 si6 to reveal; to elucidate; to set forth; to articulate
- 揭露 jiē lù ㄐㄧㄝ ㄌㄨˋ kit3 lou6 to expose
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- 前揭 qián jiē ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝ cin4 kit3 (the item) named above
- 按揭 àn jiē ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝ on3 kit3 a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese)
- 揭密 jiē mì ㄐㄧㄝ ㄇㄧˋ kit3 mat6 variant of 揭秘
- 揭底 jiē dǐ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄧˇ kit3 dai2 to reveal the inside story
- 揭批 jiē pī ㄐㄧㄝ ㄆㄧ kit3 pai1 to expose and criticize
- 揭东 揭東 Jiē dōng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄨㄥ kit3 dung1 see 揭东区
- 揭橥 揭櫫 jiē zhū ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓㄨ kit3 zyu1 to disclose
- 揭牌 jiē pái ㄐㄧㄝ ㄆㄞˊ kit3 paai4 to unveil the plaque for (a school, shop, stadium etc); to inaugurate; to officially open
- 揭破 jiē pò ㄐㄧㄝ ㄆㄛˋ kit3 po3 to uncover
- 揭秘 jiē mì ㄐㄧㄝ ㄇㄧˋ kit3 bei3 to reveal a secret
- 揭穿 jiē chuān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄔㄨㄢ kit3 cyun1 to expose
- 揭举 揭舉 jiē jǔ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄩˇ kit3 geoi2 to lift up
- 揭西 Jiē xī ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧ kit3 sai1 see 揭西县
- 揭谛 揭諦 jiē dì ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄧˋ kit3 dai3 revealer (protective god)
- 揭载 揭載 jiē zǎi ㄐㄧㄝ ㄗㄞˇ kit3 zoi3 to publish
短
- 短信 duǎn xìn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ dyun2 seon3 text message
- 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄗㄢˋ dyun2 zaam6 of short duration; brief; momentary
- 短期 duǎn qī ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄧ dyun2 kei4 short-term
- 短片 duǎn piàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ dyun2 pin2 short film
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
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- 短处 短處 duǎn chù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨˋ dyun2 cyu3 shortcoming
- 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄎㄨˋ dyun2 fu3 short pants
- 简短 簡短 jiǎn duǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ gaan2 dyun2 brief (statement, summary etc)
- 缩短 縮短 suō duǎn ㄙㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢˇ suk1 dyun2 to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
- 长短 長短 cháng duǎn ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ coeng4 dyun2 length
- 一长一短 一長一短 yī cháng yī duǎn ㄧ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄢˇ jat1 coeng4 jat1 dyun2 (idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded
- 弄短 nòng duǎn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ lung6 dyun2 to shorten
- 暂短 暫短 zàn duǎn ㄗㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ zaam6 dyun2 brief (in time)
- 浅短 淺短 qiǎn duǎn ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ cin2 dyun2 narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
- 短促 duǎn cù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄘㄨˋ dyun2 cuk1 short in time
- 短仓 短倉 duǎn cāng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄘㄤ dyun2 cong1 short position (finance)
- 短传 短傳 duǎn chuán ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ dyun2 cyun4 short pass (in ball game)
- 短债 短債 duǎn zhài ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄞˋ dyun2 zaai3 short-term loan
- 短剧 短劇 duǎn jù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋ dyun2 kek6 short play; sketch; skit
- 短剑 短劍 duǎn jiàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ dyun2 gim3 dagger
Idioms with these characters
- 残年短景 殘年短景 cán nián duǎn jǐng ㄘㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ caan4 nin4 dyun2 ging2 at the end of the year (idiom)
- 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3 (idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief
- 长吁短叹 長吁短嘆 cháng xū duǎn tàn ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄩ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄢˋ coeng4 heoi1 dyun2 taan3 long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
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- 短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄝ dyun2 bing1 soeng1 zip3 lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
- 短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ dyun2 siu2 zing1 hon6 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
- 短中抽长 短中抽長 duǎn zhōng chōu cháng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄡ ㄔㄤˊ dyun2 zung1 cau1 coeng4 to make the best of a bad job
- 截长补短 截長補短 jié cháng bǔ duǎn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ zit6 coeng4 bou2 dyun2 take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
- 论长道短 論長道短 lùn cháng dào duǎn ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ leon6 coeng4 dou6 dyun2 lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
- 取长补短 取長補短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
- 说长道短 說長道短 shuō cháng dào duǎn ㄕㄨㄛ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ syut3 coeng4 dou6 dyun2 lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip