東家長西家短 dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn

to gossip (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to gossip (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
east; surname Dong
home; family; classifier for families or businesses
to grow; to develop; to increase
west; the West; abbr. for Spain 西xī bān yá
home; family; classifier for families or businesses
short; brief; to lack