纸 短 情 长

zhǐ duǎn qíng chángdictionary entry

(idiom) a piece of paper is too short to convey my feelings

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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.

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Original source entry:

紙短情長纸短情长 [zhi3 duan3 qing2 chang2] /(idiom) a piece of paper is too short to convey my feelings/

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Other forms in these source records: 紙短情長

纸
zhǐ
paper (CL:張|张[zhāng],沓[dá]) / classifier for documents, letters etc
短
duǎn
short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault
情
qíng
(bound form) feelings / emotion / sentiment / passion / (bound form) situation / condition
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

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