lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
trad. 張家長，李家短
Also written 張家長，李家短【Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn】
Characters in this word
5张
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surname Zhang
- Pinyin
- Zhāng
- Traditional
- 張
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 1981 of 2500
家
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used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]
- Pinyin
- jiā
- Traditional
- 傢
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 400 of 2500
长
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long, (bound form) length, (bound form) strong point; forte, (bound form) to be good at, (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
- Pinyin
- cháng
- Traditional
- 長
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1042 of 2500
李
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surname Li
- Pinyin
- Lǐ
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 2517 of 2500
短
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short, brief, to lack, weak point, fault
- Pinyin
- duǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 3410 of 2500