The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「鳧短鶴長」, detailing its meaning and use.
The idiom 「鳧短鶴長」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
Ducks have short calves and cranes have long calves. The lengths are uneven. Generally refers to the surplus and incompleteness.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fú duǎn hè zhǎng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fu4 dyun2 hok2 cheung4/jeung2
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