東家長西家短

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) 西
simp. (东家长西家短) 西

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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