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論長道短

简论长道短 · 繁論長道短

Mandarin · pinyin lùn cháng dào duǎn

lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
短: duǎn · short; brief; deficient, lacking
论: lùn · debate; discuss; discourse
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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4–2–4–3 · lun4 chang2 dao4 duan3

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leon6 coeng4 dou6 dyun2

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