jiā
cháng
duǎn

idiom
dialect

Meaning of 家长里短

家长里短 means daily domestic trivia; the small talk and mundane affairs of family life. Pronounced jiā cháng lǐ duǎn.

  • daily domestic trivia; the small talk and mundane affairs of family life

Definitions & Examples

lǎo
jiě
mèi
zuò
zài
 
jiā
cháng
duǎn
 

A few old friends sat together, chatting about daily family affairs.

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
xiě
de
dōu
shì
xiē
jiā
cháng
duǎn
 
hěn
tiē
jìn
shēng
huó
 

This article writes about everyday domestic matters, very close to real life.

Ā
men
còu
zài
kuài
er
 
zuì
ài
tán
de
jiù
shì
jiā
cháng
duǎn
er
 

When aunts get together, what they love to talk about most is family gossip.