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張家長，李家短

简张家长，李家短 · 繁張家長，李家短

Mandarin · pinyin Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn

lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors

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張: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
李: lǐ · plum; judge; surname
短: duǎn · short; brief; deficient, lacking
张: zhāng · stretch, extend, expand; sheet
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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