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We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「論短道長」.

Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「論短道長」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

Talking about other people’s right and wrong. Same as “discuss the pros and cons”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

lùn duǎn dào zhǎng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

leun6 dyun2 dou6 cheung4/jeung2

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