一長一短

See also: 一长一短

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	lack; short
trad. (一長一短)		一	長	一	短
simp. (一长一短)		一	长	一	短

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīchángyīduǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ coeng⁴ jat¹ dyun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīchángyīduǎn [Phonetic: yìchángyìduǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yichángyiduǎn
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-chʻang²-i¹-tuan³
    • Yale: yī-cháng-yī-dwǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: icharngidoan
    • Palladius: ичанъидуань (ičanʺiduanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ coeng⁴ jat¹ dyun²
    • Yale: yāt chèuhng yāt dyún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ tsoeng⁴ jat⁷ dyn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ cêng⁴ yed¹ dün²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ tyːn³⁵/

Idiom

一長一短

1. talking endlessly; long-winded

See also

• 三長兩短／三长两短 (sānchángliǎngduǎn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一	長	一	短
いち > いっ Grade: 1	ちょう Grade: 2	いち > いっ Grade: 1	たん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

一(いっ)長(ちょう)一(いっ)短(たん) • (itchōittan) 

1. advantages and disadvantages, pros and cons