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Jyutping dyun2 cuk1
Pinyin duǎn cù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. short in time
  2. fleeting
  3. brief
  4. gasping (breath)
  5. curt (tone of voice)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    時間​唔​長
    (of duration) short
    • 佢嘅呼吸越嚟越短促,似係哮喘。
      佢嘅呼吸越嚟越短促,似系哮喘。
      keoi5 ge3 fu1 kap1 jyut6 lai4 jyut6 dyun2 cuk1, ci5 hai6 haau1 cyun2.
      His breaths become short and rapid. He might be suffering from an asthma attack.
    • 我哋相處嘅時間總係好短促。
      我哋相处嘅时间总系好短促。
      ngo5 dei6 soeng1 cyu5 ge3 si4 gaan4 zung2 hai6 hou2 dyun2 cuk1.
      The time we spend together is always short.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    of very short duration; very brief; fleeting
    (syn.) 短暫, 短暂
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢嘅呼吸越嚟越短促,似系哮喘。
    佢嘅呼吸越嚟越短促,似係哮喘。
    keoi5 ge3 fu1 kap1 jyut6 lai4 jyut6 dyun2 cuk1, ci5 hai6 haau1 cyun2.
    • His breaths become short and rapid. He might be suffering from an asthma attack.
  2. Cantonese
    我哋相处嘅时间总系好短促。
    我哋相處嘅時間總係好短促。
    ngo5 dei6 soeng1 cyu5 ge3 si4 gaan4 zung2 hai6 hou2 dyun2 cuk1.
    • The time we spend together is always short.
  3. Cantonese
    入声之所以短促急收藏,乃-p、-t、-k塞音韵尾所致。
    入聲之所以短促急收藏,乃-p、-t、-k塞音韻尾所致。
    jap6 sing1 zi1 so2 ji5 dyun2 cuk1 gap1 sau1 cong4, naai5 -p, -t, -k sak1 jam1 wan5 mei5 so2 zi3.
    • The briefness of the entering tones is caused by the stop codas -p, -t and -k.