论长道短

Traditional: 論長道短

lùn cháng dào duǎn

Dictionary entry

lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip

What does 论长道短 mean?

论长道短 (lùn cháng dào duǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip

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论Lúnabbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)长chánglong · (bound form) length 道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) · (bound form) way; reason; principle 短duǎnshort · brief

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论长道短

lùn cháng dào duǎn

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