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东家长西家短
dōng​jiā​cháng​xī​jiā​duǎn

to gossip

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 东家 東家 dōng​jiā
    eastern neighbor
    the family living to the east; neighbors to the east
  2. 长 長 cháng adjective
    long
    long in space or time; lasting
  3. 西家 xī​jiā
    western neighbor
    The neighbor living to the west; a house located to the west of one's own.
  4. 短 duǎn
    weak point
    (bound form) a person's shortcomings or faults