东家长西家短 (東家長西家短)
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
Pinyin

Definition

东家长西家短 (東家長西家短)
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dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
  1. to gossip (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人家
rén jiā
  1. 1 household
  2. 2 dwelling
  3. 3 family
  4. 4 sb else's house
  5. 5 household business
  6. 6 house of woman's husband-to-be
  7. 7 classifier: 户 hù
  8. 8 classifier: 家 jiā
家
jiā
  1. 1 see also: 家伙 jiā huo
回家
huí jiā
  1. 1 to return home
大家
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
家人
jiā rén
  1. 1 household
  2. 2 (one's) family

Idioms (20)

不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
  1. 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)

Sample Sentences

要我说，都是上了年纪的人了，在家享享清福多好啊，干吗还出来东家长西家短的？
yào wǒ shuō ，dōu shì shàng le niánjì de rén le ，zài jiā xiǎng xiang qīngfú duō hǎo a ，gànmá hái chūlái dōngjiā cháng xījiā duǎn de ？
I just want to say that she's already pretty old. She should stay at home and relax. What is she doing coming out and dealing with other people's family problems?
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