東家長西家短
See also: 东家长西家短
Chinese
east | home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools |
long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop |
west | home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools |
lack; short | ||
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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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄨㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dong jia cháng si jia duǎn
- Wade–Giles: tung1 chia1 chʻang2 hsi1 chia1 tuan3
- Yale: dūng jyā cháng syī jyā dwǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dong jia charng shi jia doan
- Palladius: дун цзя чан си цзя дуань (dun czja čan si czja duanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 東家長西家短