论长道短 in English lun4 chang2 dao4 duan3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to discuss somebody's merits and demerits (idiomatic expression); to gossip

Simplified Characters

论 长 道 短

Traditional Characters

論 長 道 短

Pinyin

lun4 chang2 dao4 duan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

论lun4abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius) 长zhang3length 道dao4road 短duan3short