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说长道短
shuō​cháng​dào​duǎn

discuss others' merits and demerits; gossip

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 说 說 shuō verb
    to say
    to say; to speak; to talk; to express in words
  2. 长 長 cháng adjective
    long
    long in space or time; lasting
  3. 道 dào verbparticle
    to say
    to say; to speak (often introducing a direct quote in literature)
  4. 短 duǎn
    weak point
    (bound form) a person's shortcomings or faults