东家长西家短 in English dong1 jia1 chang2 xi1 jia1 duan3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to gossip (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

东 家 长 西 家 短

Traditional Characters

東 家 長 西 家 短

Pinyin

dong1 jia1 chang2 xi1 jia1 duan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

东dong1surname Dong 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] 长zhang3length 西xi1the West 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] 短duan3short