Characters
- 说 (說): to persuade
- 长 (長): length; long; forever; always; constantly
- 道 (道): road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- 短 (短): short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
Resources
- Wiktionary: 说长道短
- MDBG: 说长道短
- Examples with 说长道短 on Tatoeba
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