晝短夜長
zhòu​duǎn​yè​cháng

days are short and nights are long

  • created sense approved 昼短夜长/晝短夜長 · zhòu​duǎn​yè​cháng · days are short and nights are long — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    昼短夜长 / 晝短夜長

    zhòu​duǎn​yè​cháng

    days are short and nights are long

    (idiom) the days are short and the nights are long, referring to the shorter periods of daylight during winter

    昼 (literal) → 昼/晝 · zhòu · daytime 短 (literal) → 短 · duǎn · short 夜 (literal) → 夜 · yè · night 长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · long

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