far journey
Long Pavilion short Pavilion, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch á NGT í ngdu ǎ NT í ng, which means a pavilion set on the roadside in ancient times. It is often used as a farewell to other places; it also means a long journey. It comes from the ode to the south of the Yangtze River.
The origin of Idioms
"Ten li, five li, long pavilions and short Pavilions" in Yu Xin's Ode to the south of the Yangtze River in the Northern Zhou Dynasty
Idiom usage
The journey is far away.
Chinese PinYin : cháng tíng duǎn tíng
far journey
not to pocket the money one has picked up. shí jīn bù mèi