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鹤短凫长
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鹤短凫长

鹤短凫长 — “To distort facts and reverse right and wrong”

鹤短凫长 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to distort facts and reverse right and wrong”. To make arbitrary or baseless comments and criticisms.

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鹤短凫长 Pronunciation and Pinyin

鹤短凫长 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
鹤
hè15crane bird
短
duǎn12short, brief, lack, flaw
凫
fú6wild duck
长
cháng4long, grow, excel, chief

Example Sentence with 鹤短凫长

在讨论会上,他不顾事实真相,对提案鹤短凫长,引起了大家的不满。
During the discussion, he disregarded the truth and made arbitrary criticisms about the proposal, which caused general dissatisfaction.

Idioms Related to 鹤短凫长

More idioms starting with 鹤

  • hè鹤chéng乘xuān轩promote undeserving individuals to high positions
  • hè鹤yì亦bài败dào道Even the perfect follow natural laws
  • hè鹤shì势láng螂xíng形slender and graceful figure
  • hè鹤fà发sōng松zī姿old but hale and hearty
  • hè鹤fà发tóng童yán颜elderly with youthful looks
  • hè鹤fà发jī鸡pí皮white hair and wrinkled skin
  • hè鹤diào吊táo陶mǔ母Cranes mourn Tao Kan's mother
  • hè鹤lì唳huá华tíng亭Nostalgia for the past, regret over life's turns
  • hè鹤lì唳yuán猿shēng声desolate cries of cranes and monkeys
  • hè鹤lì唳fēng风shēng声overly suspicious due to panic
  • hè鹤kùn困jī鸡qún群talented person trapped among mediocrity
  • hè鹤chǔ处jī鸡qún群a crane among chickens

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Questions about 鹤短凫长

What does 鹤短凫长 mean?

鹤短凫长 (hè duǎn fú cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to distort facts and reverse right and wrong”.

How do you pronounce 鹤短凫长?

鹤短凫长 is pronounced hè duǎn fú cháng in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 鹤短凫长?

比喻颠倒是非,妄加评论。

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