Word: 短长 (duǎncháng)

凤凰飞上梧桐树，自有旁人话短长

fènghuáng fēi shàng wútóng shù, zìyǒu pángrén huà duǎncháng

when the phoenix flies up to the wutong tree, others will have their say

大风吹倒梧桐树，自有旁人说短长

dàfēngchuī dǎo wútóng shù, zìyǒu pángrén shuō duǎncháng

when a gale topples the parasol tree, bystanders will have their say

称一称知轻重，量一量知短长

chēng yì chēng zhī qīngzhòng, liáng yì liáng zhī duǎncháng

Weigh it and you know heavy from light; measure it and you know short from long