From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「情長紙短」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.
The idiom being introduced now is 「情長紙短」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
A short piece of letter cannot express deep feelings. Describes deep feelings. Same as “The letter is short, but the feelings are long.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qíng zhǎng zhǐ duǎn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ching4 cheung4/jeung2 ji2 dyun2
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
