The heart is long and the heart is short(xīn cháng gěng duǎn)

The heart is long and the heart is short

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī NCH á NGG ě ngdu ǎ n, which means that the metaphor is inadequate. From Gujing.

The origin of Idioms

He Jingming of Ming Dynasty wrote in Gujing chapter: "the cold spring of Baizhang is still suitable for drinking, and the heart is long and the tube is short, and the sky is full of sorrow."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing.

Chinese PinYin : xīn cháng gěng duǎn