| 较短絜长 |
jiào duǎn xié cháng |
to compare long and short / to compare the pros and cons |
| 较 |
jiào |
(bound form) to compare / (literary) to dispute / compared to / (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather / also pr. [jiao3] |
| 短 |
duǎn |
short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault |
| 絜 |
jié |
clean |
| 絜 |
xié |
marking line / pure / to regulate |
| 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 |