几何级数增长 幾何級數增長 jǐ hé jí shù zēng zhǎng exponential increase
东家长西家短 東家長西家短 dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn to gossip (idiom)
棕额长尾山雀 棕額長尾山雀 zōng é cháng wěi shān què (bird species of China) rufous-fronted bushtit (Aegithalos iouschistos)
红头长尾山雀 紅頭長尾山雀 hóng tóu cháng wěi shān què (bird species of China) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)
蓝额长脚地鸲 藍額長腳地鴝 lán é cháng jiǎo dì qú (bird species of China) blue-fronted robin (Cinclidium frontale)
银喉长尾山雀 銀喉長尾山雀 yín hóu cháng wěi shān què (bird species of China) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)
银脸长尾山雀 銀臉長尾山雀 yín liǎn cháng wěi shān què (bird species of China) sooty bushtit (Aegithalos fuliginosus)
长三角经济区 長三角經濟區 cháng sān jiǎo jīng jì qū Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
长痛不如短痛 長痛不如短痛 cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
黑眉长尾山雀 黑眉長尾山雀 hēi méi cháng wěi shān què (bird species of China) black-browed bushtit (Aegithalos bonvaloti)
兔子尾巴长不了 兔子尾巴長不了 tù zi wěi ba cháng bu liǎo 1. rabbits don't have long tails (idiom)2. its days are numbered3. won't last long
吃一堑，长一智 吃一塹，長一智 chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
师夷长技以制夷 師夷長技以制夷 shī yí cháng jì yǐ zhì yí "learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[wèi yuán]
张家长，李家短 張家長，李家短 zhāng jiā cháng , lǐ jiā duǎn lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
长坂坡七进七出 長坂坡七進七出 cháng bǎn pō qī jìn qī chū famous scene in Romance of the Three Kingdoms in which Zhao Yun 赵云 charges seven times through the ranks of Cao Cao's armies
长流水，不断线 長流水，不斷線 cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn continuous and patient effort (idiom)
中国长城工业公司 中國長城工業公司 zhōng guó cháng chéng gōng yè gōng sī China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC)
兰郑长成品油管道 蘭鄭長成品油管道 lán zhèng cháng chéng pǐn yóu guǎn dào Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline
长江三角洲经济区 長江三角洲經濟區 cháng jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu jīng jì qū Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
不经一事，不长一智 不經一事，不長一智 bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì 1. lit. you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom)2. fig. wisdom only comes with experience
尺有所短，寸有所长 尺有所短，寸有所長 chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng 1. lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)2. fig. everyone has their strong and weak points3. everything has its advantages and disadvantages
君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚 君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚 jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked
春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏 春生，夏長，秋收，冬藏 chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席 千里搭長棚，沒有不散的宴席 qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
see 没长眼睛[méi zhǎng yǎn jing]
see 长白朝鲜族自治县[cháng bái cháo xiǎn zú zì zhì xiàn]
see 没长眼睛[méi zhǎng yǎn jing]
友谊天长地久 友誼天長地久 yǒu yì tiān cháng dì jiǔ see 友谊地久天长[yǒu yì dì jiǔ tiān cháng]
长江后浪催前浪 長江後浪催前浪 cháng jiāng hòu làng cuī qián làng see 长江后浪推前浪[cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng]
(literary) evergreen; enduring (friendship etc)
(old) high-class prostitute
(Tw) (social welfare) long-term care (abbr. for 长期照顾[cháng qī zhào gu])
chief operating officer (COO) (Tw)
(Tw) chief marketing officer (CMO)
(Internet slang) boomer meme (Tw)