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短袖duǎn xiùshort sleeves; short-sleeved shirt斷袖之癖duàn xiù zhī pǐlit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.斷續duàn xùintermittent端緒duān xùstart and development; thread (of a story); general outline; clue短靴duǎn xuēankle boots短訊duǎn xùnSMS; text message短訓班duǎn xùn bānshort training course斷崖duàn yásteep cliff; crag; precipice斷言duàn yánto assert; assertion端硯Duān yànhigh-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong端陽Duān yángsee 端午[Duan1 wu3]端陽節Duān yáng jiésee 端午節|端午节[Duan1 wu3 jie2]都安瑤族自治縣Dū ān Yáo zú Zì zhì xiànDu'an Yao Autonomous County, in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi斷崖式duàn yá shì(of a fall in price, temperature etc) steep; precipitous短衣duǎn yīshort garment; short jacket短衣幫duǎn yī bānglit. short jacket party; working people; the toiling masses; blue collar workers斷癮duàn yǐnto overcome an addiction斷獄duàn yùto pass judgment on a legal case斷語duàn yǔconclusion; judgment; verdict短語duǎn yǔphrase (grammar)斷垣殘壁duàn yuán cán bìsee 斷壁殘垣|断壁残垣[duan4 bi4 can2 yuan2]段玉裁Duàn Yù cáiDuan Yucai (1735-1815), author of Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) 說文解字註|说文解字注[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4 Zhu4]短暫duǎn zànof short duration; brief; momentary鍛造duàn zàoto forge (metal); forging短債duǎn zhàishort-term loan端站duān zhànend station斷章取義duàn zhāng qǔ yì(idiom) to quote out of context端正duān zhèngupright; regular; proper; correct斷肢duàn zhīsevered limb短指duǎn zhǐbrachydactylism (genetic abnormality of short or missing fingers)短至duǎn zhìthe winter solstice緞織duàn zhīsatin weave短趾鵰duǎn zhǐ diāo(bird species of China) short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)短中抽長duǎn zhōng chōu chángto make the best of a bad job; to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)短中取長duǎn zhōng qǔ chángsee 短中抽長|短中抽长[duan3 zhong1 chou1 chang2]端州Duān zhōusee 端州區|端州区[Duan1 zhou1 Qu1]端州區Duān zhōu QūDuanzhou, a district of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市|肇庆市[Zhao4 qing4 Shi4], Guangdong端莊duān zhuāngdignified; composed段子duàn ziitem of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts); sketch端子duān ziterminal (electronics)緞子duàn zisatin斷子絕孫duàn zǐ jué sūnto die without progeny; (offensive) may you die childless; may you be the last of your family line段子手duàn zi shǒusb who crafts and delivers witty, humorous or satirical short stories, jokes or punchlines; a wit; a humorist短嘴豆雁duǎn zuǐ dòu yàn(bird species of China) tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris)短嘴金絲燕duǎn zuǐ jīn sī yàn(bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)短嘴山椒鳥duǎn zuǐ shān jiāo niǎo(bird species of China) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris)端坐duān zuòto sit upright獨霸dú bàto dominate (a market etc); to monopolize杜拜Dù bàiDubai (Tw)獨白dú báistage monologue; soliloquy督辦dū bànto oversee; to supervise; superintendent杜邦Dù bāngDuPont (company)讀報dú bàoto read newspapers獨霸一方dú bà yī fāngto exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc); to hold as one's personal fiefdom讀本dú běnreader; an instructional book賭本dǔ běnmoney to gamble with; (fig.) resources one can afford to risk杜本內Dù běn nèiDubonnet (name); Dubonnet (red vermouth aperitif wine)杜比Dù bǐDolby (audio technology)獨臂dú bìone-armed蠹弊dù bìmalpractice; abuse; corrupt practice渡邊Dù biānWatanabe (Japanese surname)督標dū biāoarmy regiment at the disposal of province governor-general篤病dǔ bìngseriously ill; critical杜賓犬dù bīn quǎnDoberman (dog breed)