短

short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault

arrow / dart / straight / to vow / to swear / old variant of 屎[shi3]

variant of 豆[dou4]

bean / pea / CL:棵[ke1],粒[li4] / sacrificial vessel

unexpected misfortune / unexpected accident / sudden death

short- or medium-term loan

(bird species of China) Chinese bush warbler (Locustella tacsanowskia)

(of a person) short in stature

(bird species of China) Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis)

Life is short, learning is limitless / Ars longa, vita brevis

poor and with low expectations / poverty stunts ambition

(bird species of China) Baikal bush warbler (Locustella davidi)

to gossip (idiom)

lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble / a storm in a teacup

lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom) / fig. to squabble; to argue over minor issues

talking endlessly / long-winded