一長一短

See also: 一长一短

Chinese

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one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)

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long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop

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one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīchángyīduǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄉㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ coeng⁴ jat¹ dyun²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīchángyīduǎn [Phonetic: yìchángyìduǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄉㄨㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi1changryi1doan
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tu̯a̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ coeng⁴ jat¹ dyun²
  - Yale: yāt chèuhng yāt dyún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ tsoeng⁴ jat⁷ dyn²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ cêng⁴ yed¹ dün²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡ɕʰœːŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ tyːn³⁵/

Idiom

一長一短

talking endlessly; long-winded

See also

三長兩短／三长两短 (sānchángliǎngduǎn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	長	一	短
いち > いっ Grade: 1	ちょう Grade: 2	いち > いっ Grade: 1	たん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

一長一短 (hiragana いっちょういったん, rōmaji itchōittan)

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