問長問短 in Chinese

IPA: /wən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ wən⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mɐn²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ mɐn²² tyːn³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /mŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² te⁵⁵⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍¹³⁻²² mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ te⁵³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³⁻³³ mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ te⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /wən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ wən⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /mɐn²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ mɐn²² tyːn³⁵/, /mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/, /mŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² te⁵⁵⁴/, /mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍¹³⁻²² mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/, /mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ te⁵³/, /mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³⁻³³ mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ te⁴¹/ Chinese transliterations: wènchángwènduǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄣˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], man⁶ coeng⁴ man⁶ dyun² [Cantonese, Jyutping], mn̄g-tn̂g-mn̄g-té, wènchángwènduǎn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wùnchángwùnduǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wên⁴-chʻang²-wên⁴-tuan³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wèn-cháng-wèn-dwǎn [Mandarin, Yale], wenncharngwenndoan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], вэньчанвэньдуань [Mandarin, Palladius], vɛnʹčanvɛnʹduanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], mahn chèuhng mahn dyún [Cantonese, Yale], man⁶ tsoeng⁴ man⁶ dyn² [Cantonese, Pinyin], men⁶ cêng⁴ men⁶ dün² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], mn̄g-tn̂g-mn̄g-té [Hokkien, POJ], mn̄g-tn̂g-mn̄g-té [Hokkien, Tai-lo], mngxd'ngmngxdea [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 問長問短

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      "zh-pron": "wènchángwènduǎn"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄣˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "man⁶ coeng⁴ man⁶ dyun²"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "mn̄g-tn̂g-mn̄g-té"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wènchángwènduǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wùnchángwùnduǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wên⁴-chʻang²-wên⁴-tuan³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wèn-cháng-wèn-dwǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wenncharngwenndoan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэньчанвэньдуань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛnʹčanvɛnʹduanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ wən⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mahn chèuhng mahn dyún"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "man⁶ tsoeng⁴ man⁶ dyn²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "men⁶ cêng⁴ men⁶ dün²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐn²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ mɐn²² tyːn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mn̄g-tn̂g-mn̄g-té"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mn̄g-tn̂g-mn̄g-té"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mngxd'ngmngxdea"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² te⁵⁵⁴/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍¹³⁻²² mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ te⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³⁻³³ mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ te⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ wən⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐn²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ mɐn²² tyːn³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² te⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍¹³⁻²² mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ te⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³⁻³³ mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ te⁴¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "問長問短"
}

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      "zh-pron": "wènchángwènduǎn"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄣˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "man⁶ coeng⁴ man⁶ dyun²"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "mn̄g-tn̂g-mn̄g-té"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wènchángwènduǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wùnchángwùnduǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wên⁴-chʻang²-wên⁴-tuan³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wèn-cháng-wèn-dwǎn"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wenncharngwenndoan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэньчанвэньдуань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛnʹčanvɛnʹduanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ wən⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mahn chèuhng mahn dyún"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "man⁶ tsoeng⁴ man⁶ dyn²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "men⁶ cêng⁴ men⁶ dün²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐn²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ mɐn²² tyːn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mn̄g-tn̂g-mn̄g-té"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mn̄g-tn̂g-mn̄g-té"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mngxd'ngmngxdea"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² te⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍¹³⁻²² mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ te⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³⁻³³ mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ te⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ wən⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐn²² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ mɐn²² tyːn³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² te⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍¹³⁻²² mŋ̍²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ te⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³⁻³³ mŋ̍³³⁻²¹ te⁴¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "問長問短"
}

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"問長問短" meaning in Chinese

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