| 纸短情长 |
zhǐ duǎn qíng cháng |
(idiom) a piece of paper is too short to convey my feelings |
| 纸 |
zhǐ |
variant of 纸 |
| 纸 |
zhǐ |
paper (CL:张,沓) / classifier for documents, letters etc |
| 短 |
duǎn |
short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault |
| 情 |
qíng |
(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion / (bound form) situation; condition |
| 长 |
cháng |
long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4]) |
| 长 |
zhǎng |
chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance |