- 家长会 jiāzhǎnghuì conferencea meeting between teachers and parents to discuss student progress and school issues
- 家长制 jiāzhǎngzhì patriarchypatriarchal system
- 东家长西家短 dōngjiāchángxījiāduǎn gossipto gossip about one's neighbors; to indulge in idle talk
- 家长家短 jiāchángjiāduǎn family gossipfamily goings-on; domestic trivia
- 张家长，李家短 Zhāngjiācháng, Lǐjiāduǎn gossipto gossip about neighbors; neighborhood talk