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說長道短
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to gossip Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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| 說長道短 / 说长道短 | ||
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This word has been viewed 1712 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 6th Oct 2008 06:23 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:說 syut3 seoi3 jyut6 - speak; talk; say; explain; theory長 coeng4 zoeng2 - long; length; forte; grow; older; chief 道 dou6 - road; way; channel; doctrine; Taoism; skill 短 dyun2 - short (length) |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).