张家长，李家短 in English Zhang1 jia1 chang2 , Li3 jia1 duan3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiomatic expression); to gossip about the neighbors

Simplified Characters

张 家 长 ， 李 家 短

Traditional Characters

張 家 長 ， 李 家 短

Pinyin

Zhang1 jia1 chang2 , Li3 jia1 duan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

张zhang1surname Zhang 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] 长zhang3length ， 李li3surname Li 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] 短duan3short