Long streets and short alleys
Long street and short lane, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch á ngji ē Du ǎ nxi à ng, which means still talking about the streets. It's from Xing Shi Heng Yan, selling Lang monopolizes Huakui.
The origin of Idioms
"Xingshihengyan · sellang monopolizes Huakui": "put down the quilt and other things, buy a giant lock, lock the door, and then go to the streets and alleys to visit my father."
Idiom usage
As subject, object, attribute; street.
Long streets and short alleys
nourish the living and bury the dead -- do one 's duty - sòng wǎng shì jū
high official positions and riches - gōng míng lì lù