粵

長coeng4短dyun2

simp长短
coeng4 dyun2cháng duǎn

English

  1. length
  2. accident; mishap
  3. right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits
  4. length; literally: long (and) short
  5. strengths and weakness

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 對於實體有幾長嘅測量結果;水平距離
  2. 長處同短處

Examples

  • 睡眠时间的长短可因人而异。

    The amount of time spent asleep can vary from person to person.

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  • 長短不一

    different length

  • 兩個計劃各有長短。

    Two projects have different strengths and weaknesses.

  • 有時人與人之間嘅感情,係唔可以用時間嘅長短去衡量。

    Sometimes the feelings between people cannot be measured by the length of time (they've known each other). ----

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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