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Open the tool →鹤长凫短 (hè cháng fú duǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Each thing or person has its own unique characteristics”.
鹤长凫短 is pronounced hè cháng fú duǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 鹤长凫短 means “Crane long, duck short”. It is used to mean “Each thing or person has its own unique characteristics”.
比喻事物各有特点。