đoản mệnh
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɗwa̰ːn˧˩˧ mə̰ʔjŋ˨˩/
Central
/ɗwaːŋ˧˩˨ mḛn˨˨/
Southern
/ɗwaːŋ˨˩˦ məːn˨˩˨/
Listen
short-lived
Adjective
short-lived
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
short-lived
Describing someone or something that has a very short life span or period of existence.
vi Một số loài hoa thường đoản mệnh và chóng tàn.
en Some types of flowers are often short-lived and fade quickly.
Parts
mệnh / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 短命 / 短命
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Parts
mệnh / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 短命 / 短命
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 短命
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
短命
Candidates by syllable
đoản
短
mệnh
命
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
vận mệnh / tuyệt mệnh / tính mệnh / mệnh bạc
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Use
vận mệnh / tuyệt mệnh / tính mệnh / mệnh bạc