# 長短
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chángduǎn
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng$^4$ dyun$^2$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhòng-tón
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tn̂g-tér / tn̂g-té
    (Teochew, Peng'im): deng$^5$ do$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chángduǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chángduǎn
*** Wade–Giles: chʻang$^2$-tuan$^3$
*** Yale: cháng-dwǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngdoan
*** Palladius: чандуань (čanduanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: coeng$^4$ dyun$^2$
*** Yale: chèuhng dyún
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng$^4$ dyn$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cêng$^4$ dün$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ tyːn³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhòng-tón
*** Hakka Romanization System: cong$^ˇ$ don$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: cong$^2$ don$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ ton³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tn̂g-tér
*** Tâi-lô: tn̂g-tér
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tə⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tn̂g-té
*** Tâi-lô: tn̂g-té
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dngdea
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² te⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tŋ̍²³⁻³³ te⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tŋ̍¹³⁻²² te⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ te⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: deng$^5$ do$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tṳ̂ng tó
*** Sinological IPA : /tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ to⁵²/

### Noun

長短
* length (measurement)
* size; dimensions (of an object)
* accident; mishap
    From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE
    Wǒ sǐle zhídé shénme; dàniáng ruò yǒu xiē chángduǎn, tā yé shàobùdé yòu qǔ ge dàniáng. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this quotation)
* right and wrong; good and bad points
* (archaic) method of promoting political ideas used by the School of Diplomacy during the Warring States period

#### Synonyms

* (length): 長度／长度 (chángdù)
* (size): 尺碼／尺码 (chǐmǎ), 尺寸 (chǐcùn), 大小 (dàxiǎo)
* (accident):
* 不幸事件 (bùxìng shìjiàn)
* 不測／不测 (bùcè)
* 事故 (shìgù)
* 失閃／失闪 (shīshǎn)
* 好歹 (hǎodǎi)
* 岔子 (chàzi)
* 差池
* 差錯／差错 (chācuò)
* 意外 (yìwài)
* 故事 (archic)
* 緣故／缘故 (yuángù) (archaic)
* 變故／变故 (biàngù)
* 閃失／闪失 (shǎnshī)
* (right and wrong):
* 善惡／善恶 (shàn'è)
* 好壞／好坏 (hǎohuài)
* 好歹 (hǎodǎi)
* 好䆀 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 好賴／好赖 (hǎolài)
* 是非 (shìfēi)
* 臧否 (zāngpǐ) (literary)
* 黑白 (hēibái) (figurative)
* (method of promoting political ideas): 短長／短长

#### Derived terms

* 長短句／长短句 (chángduǎnjù)

### Adverb

長短
* (literary or Teochew) in any case; at any rate; whatever happens; no matter what

#### Synonyms

* 不管怎樣／不管怎样 (bùguǎnzěnyàng)
* 不管怎麼樣／不管怎么样 (bùguǎn zěnmeyàng)
* 反正
* 好歹 (hǎodǎi)
* 好賴／好赖 (hǎolài)
* 橫直／横直 (héngzhí) (dialectal)
* 橫豎／横竖 (héngshù)
* 橫豎橫／横竖横 (Northern Wu)
* 死活 (sǐhuó)
* 無論如何／无论如何 (wúlùnrúhé)
* 生死 (sen$^1$ si$^3$) (Sichuanese)
* 紅黑／红黑 (hong$^2$ he$^2$) (Sichuanese)
* 總之／总之 (zǒngzhī)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 長短 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 反正, 不管怎樣, 無論如何 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 反正, 橫豎, 橫直 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 反正, 橫豎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 反正 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 反正, 橫豎 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 反正 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 橫順, 橫豎, 左橫, 紅黑, 高矮, 生死 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 橫直 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 千急 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 反正 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 反正, 橫豎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 橫掂, 反正 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 反正 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 左右 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 反正 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 橫掂 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 橫直 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 橫掂 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 橫直 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 贏輸, 橫直, 橫正, 反正 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 橫掂 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 橫掂 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 橫掂 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 反正 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 反正 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 反正 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 反正 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 橫掂, 反正 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 反正 |
| Hakka | Changting | 橫直 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 反正 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 反正 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 反正 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 反正 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 反正 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 反正 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 橫直 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 橫掂 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 反正 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 反正 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 反正, 橫豎 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 橫直 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 橫直, 好呆 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 橫直 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 橫直 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 橫直 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 橫直, 生成 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 橫直 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 橫直 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 反正 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 長短, 反正, 橫直 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 正倒 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 長短, 正倒 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 反正, 正倒 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 反正 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 橫直 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 橫直 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 橫直 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 反正, 橫直 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 橫掂 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 橫直 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 橫豎, 反正 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 橫豎, 橫道 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 橫直, 到老 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 橫直, 橫去 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 橫直, 紅黑 |

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 長 | 短 |
| ちょう Grade: 2 | たん Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

長(ちょう)短(たん) • (chōtan)
* long and short
* length
* good and bad points

#### Synonyms

* (good and bad): 良(よ)し悪(あ)し (yoshiashi), 優劣(ゆうれつ) (yūretsu)

#### Derived terms

* 一長一短(いっちょういったん) (itchōittan)