短板

Traditional form:

短板

Pinyin (reading):

duǎnbǎn

Definitions:

• short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape)
• (fig.) shortcoming; weak point

Characters:

• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking
• 板 - board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff

Traditional characters:

• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking
• 板 - board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff