說短長

Chinese

to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (說短長) 短長
simp. (说短长) 短长

Pronunciation


Verb

說短長

  1. to explain a matter
    • Late Qing/Early Republic, 《古板秦世美全歌》, volume 4, 潮州 [Chaozhou]: 李萬利, page 9v:
      柳樂𡛰说短長/千声万句阿郎 [Teochew, simp.]
      柳樂說短長/千聲萬句阿郎 [Teochew, trad.]
      liu2 lag8 ga7 zi2 suêh4 do2 deng5 / coin1 sian1 bhuêng7 gu3 heng6 a1 neng5 [Peng'im]
      Liu2-lag8 told all to her elder sister / in a myriad ways she stated her hate for her brother-in-law