lengthy speech
It's a long set of Chinese idioms. Pinyin is ch á ngpi à nd à t à o, which means a long discussion, speech or article. From a dream of Red Mansions.
The origin of Idioms
"Dream of Red Mansions" Chapter Seven: "see Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue are talking at length about housework."
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: short, concise and to the point
Idiom usage
Come on, come on, I won't listen to your long and specious comments. Business by Ouyang Yuqian
lengthy speech
make investigations both within and without - nèi chá wài diào
not deviating a hair 's breadth - háo fà bù shuǎng
suit both the refined and the common people - yǎ sú gòng shǎng