東家長西家短

See also: 东家长西家短

Chinese
east
 
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
 
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 west
 
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 charng shi jia doan
      • IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

東家長西家短

  1. gossip about others
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