Chinese
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!to ask
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long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
!to ask
!lack; short
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!trad. (問長問短)
| 問
| 長
| 問
| 短
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!simp. (问长问短)
| 问
| 长
| 问
| 短
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Idiom
問長問短
- to ask about the length and breadth of various things; to ask all sorts of (trivial) questions