one is long and the other is short
A long and a short, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ī ch á ngy ī Du ǎ n, which means to describe the endless talk. From a dream of Red Mansions.
The origin of Idioms
In the 25th chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty, Mrs. Wang asked him what kind of guests he was today, and how about the banquet
Idiom usage
It has a derogatory meaning.
one is long and the other is short
topple the mountains to crash the egg -- to cause a disaster to come - pái shān yā luǎn
Hunting in the East and fishing in the West - dōng liè xī yú
Ten years of trees, a hundred years of people - shí nián shù mù,bǎi nián shù rén