較長絜短

简 较长絜短 · 繁 較長絜短
Mandarin · pinyin jiào cháng xié duǎn

Meanings

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

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較長絜短 · jiao4 chang2 xie2 duan3
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Exact source record較長絜短 较长絜短 [jiao4 chang2 xie2 duan3] /to compare long and short/to compare the pros and cons/