Long and short(duàn chāng xù duǎn)
Long and short
Chinese idioms, Pinyin read Du à NCH á NGX à Du à n, meaning to cut off the long to make up for the short. From Xunzi · Li Lun.
The origin of Idioms
"Xunzi · Li Lun" said: "Li, who breaks the long and the short, damages more than, benefits less than, reaches the text of respect and love, and develops the beauty of righteousness."
Idiom usage
As predicate, object, etc. In the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang's "Warring States strategy - Qin CE 1", it is said that "the terrain of Qin Dynasty is long and short, with thousands of miles and millions of famous teachers."
Chinese PinYin : duàn chāng xù duǎn
Long and short
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There is no righteous war in the spring and Autumn period
There is no righteous war in the spring and Autumn period. chūn qiū wú yì zhàn
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have lost all interest in sth.
have lost all interest in sth.. xìng wèi suǒ rán
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the lofty sentiments of fearing no hardships in the open
the lofty sentiments of fearing no hardships in the open. mù tiān xí dì
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a little gift for comfort is better than nothing
a little gift for comfort is better than nothing. wèi qíng shèng wú
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declare war on a country to punish it for its iniquities
declare war on a country to punish it for its iniquities. dà zhāng tà fá
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