东家长西家短
dōng​jiā​cháng​xī​jiā​duǎn

to gossip

  • created sense approved 东家长西家短/東家長西家短 · dōng​jiā​cháng​xī​jiā​duǎn · to gossip — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    东家长西家短 / 東家長西家短

    dōng​jiā​cháng​xī​jiā​duǎn

    to gossip

    (idiom) to spread rumors; to talk about the private affairs of others or judge people behind their backs

    东家 (literal) → 东家/東家 · dōng​jiā · eastern neighbor 长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · long 西家 (literal) → 西家 · xī​jiā · western neighbor 短 (literal) → 短 · duǎn · weak point

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    created sense