说长道短 shuōchángdàoduǎn discuss others' merits and demerits; gossip Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 说 說 shuō verb to say to say; to speak; to talk; to express in words长 長 cháng adjective long long in space or time; lasting道 dào verbparticle to say to say; to speak (often introducing a direct quote in literature)短 duǎn weak point (bound form) a person's shortcomings or faults