短长

zhī dào zì jǐ de duǎn cháng

知道自己的短长

know one's strong and weak points

rén gè yǒu duǎn cháng

人各有短长。

Everyone has their good and bad points.

yì lùn bié rén duǎn cháng

议论别人短长

gossip about other people

tā xǐ huan zài bèi hòu shuō rén duǎn cháng

她喜欢在背后说人短长。

She likes to gossip about people behind their backs.

yào shi nǐ yǒu gè duǎn cháng wǒ zěn me xiàng nǐ mā ma jiāo dài

要是你有个短长，我怎么向你妈妈交代！

If something unfortunate happen to you, how can I explain to your mother?

mā rú yǒu gè duǎn cháng sù lái diàn

妈如有个短长，速来电。

If anything should happen to mother, phone me at once.