書短情長
shū​duǎn​qíng​cháng

the letter is short but the feeling is deep

  • created sense approved 书短情长/書短情長 · shū​duǎn​qíng​cháng · the letter is short but the feeling is deep — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    书短情长 / 書短情長

    shū​duǎn​qíng​cháng

    the letter is short but the feeling is deep

    the words in the letter are brief but the sentiment or affection expressed is profound

    书 (literal) → 书/書 · shū · letter 短 (literal) → 短 · duǎn · short 情 (bound) → 情 · qíng · feeling 长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · long

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense