说短道长 shuōduǎndàocháng to gossip Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 说 說 shuō verb to say to say; to speak; to talk; to express in words短 duǎn weak point (bound form) a person's shortcomings or faults道 dào verbparticle to say to say; to speak (often introducing a direct quote in literature)长 長 cháng noun forte (bound form) strong point; merit; strength