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短視

简短视 · 繁短視

Mandarin · pinyin duǎn shì

(usually fig.) shortsighted
myopic

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短: duǎn · short; brief; deficient, lacking
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视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see

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3–4 · duan3 shi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dyun2 si6

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adj

(dated or pathology) myopic; near-sighted; short-sighted
(figurative) short-sighted; lacking foresight

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