說長道短

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk	lack; short
trad. (說長道短)		說	長	道	短
simp. (说长道短)		说	长	道	短

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuōchángdàoduǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syut³ coeng⁴ dou⁶ dyun²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuōchángdàoduǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuochángdàoduǎn
  - Wade–Giles: shuo¹-chʻang²-tao⁴-tuan³
  - Yale: shwō-cháng-dàu-dwǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuocharngdawdoan
  - Palladius: шочандаодуань (šočandaoduanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: syut³ coeng⁴ dou⁶ dyun²
  - Yale: syut chèuhng douh dyún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syt⁸ tsoeng⁴ dou⁶ dyn²
  - Guangdong Romanization: xud³ cêng⁴ dou⁶ dün²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːt̚³ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ tou̯²² tyːn³⁵/

Idiom

說長道短

to indulge in idle gossip

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