東家長西家短

Chinese

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home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools

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

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home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools

!lack; short |- !trad. (東家長西家短) | 東 | 家 | 長 | 西 | 家 | 短 |- !simp. (东家长西家短) | 东 | 家 | 长 | 西 | 家 | 短 |}

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄨㄢˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
      • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄨㄢˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dong jia changr shi jia doan
      • IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ tu̯a̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

東家長西家短

  1. gossip about others
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