说长道短 in English shuo1 chang2 dao4 duan3 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

说 长 道 短

Traditional Characters

說 長 道 短

Pinyin

shuo1 chang2 dao4 duan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

说shuo1to persuade 长zhang3length 道dao4road 短duan3short