


较短絜长 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to compare strengths and weaknesses”. To weigh pros and cons. Literally, “To compare the short and measure the long”.

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Open the tool →较短絜长 (jiào duǎn xié cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to compare strengths and weaknesses”.
较短絜长 is pronounced jiào duǎn xié cháng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 较短絜长 means “to compare the short and measure the long”. It is used to mean “to compare strengths and weaknesses”.
指比较高低。