東家長西家短

東家長西家短

See also: 东家长西家短

Chinese

		east	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	west	home; family; ‑ist 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

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• 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