較短絜長

简 较短絜长 · 繁 較短絜長
Mandarin · pinyin jiào duǎn xié cháng

Meanings

  1. to compare long and short
  2. to compare the pros and cons
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較
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短
duǎn · short; brief; deficient, lacking
絜
jié · xié · a marking line; ascertain, assess; measure
長
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
较
jiào · compare; comparatively, more
长
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
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4–3–2–2 · jiao4 duan3 xie2 chang2

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gaau3 dyun2 git3 coeng4

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較短絜長 · jiao4 duan3 xie2 chang2
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Exact source record較短絜長 较短絜长 [jiao4 duan3 xie2 chang2] /to compare long and short/to compare the pros and cons/