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飞短流长

fēi duǎn liú chángdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 蜚短流長|蜚短流长[fēi duǎn liú cháng]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-36166260a4f4984e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

飛短流長 飞短流长 [fei1 duan3 liu2 chang2] /variant of 蜚短流長|蜚短流长[fei1 duan3 liu2 chang2]/

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Other forms in these source records: 飛短流長

  • 飞
    fēi

    to fly

  • 短
    duǎn

    short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault

  • 流
    liú

    to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade

  • 长
    cháng

    long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point / forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus / spare (Taiwan pr. [zhàng])

    zhǎng

    chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.