短小精悍

Chinese

		short and small	shrewd and valiant; able and efficient; pithy and poignant
simp. and trad. (短小精悍)		短小	精悍

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): duǎnxiǎo jīnghàn

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥㄏㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dyun² siu² zing¹ hon⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: duǎnxiǎo jīnghàn [Phonetic: duánxiǎojīnghàn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥㄏㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: doansheau jinghann
  - IPA ^(key): /tu̯a̠n²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xa̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dyun² siu² zing¹ hon⁶
  - Yale: dyún síu jīng hohn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dyn² siu² dzing¹ hon⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dün² xiu² jing¹ hon⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tyːn³⁵ siːu̯³⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ hɔːn²²/

Idiom

短小精悍

not imposing but strong and capable (of a man)
short and pithy; terse and forceful (of a piece of writing)

Synonyms

(not imposing but strong and capable): (Min Nan) 武腯, 武身

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