東家長西家短

See also: 东家长西家短

Chinese
one who lives in the east; household living to the east
 
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 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): dōngjiā cháng xījiā duǎn
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄨㄢˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: dōngjiā cháng xījiā duǎn
      • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄨㄢˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: dongjia cháng sijia duǎn
      • Wade–Giles: tung1-chia1 chʻang2 hsi1-chia1 tuan3
      • Yale: dūng-jyā cháng syī-jyā dwǎn
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongjia charng shijia doan
      • Palladius: дунцзя чан сицзя дуань (dunczja čan siczja duanʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

東家長西家短

  1. to gossip about others
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.