路边打草鞋，有的说长，有的说短路邊打草鞋，有的說長，有的說短路邊打草鞋，有的説長，有的説短

making straw sandals by the road: some say long, some say short

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Everyone has a different opinion; there is endless chatter and no agreement.
Wordplay: 长/短 (cháng/duǎn) are literal lengths and also right and wrong, good and bad.

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Simplified: 路边打草鞋，有的说长，有的说短
Traditional (Taiwan): 路邊打草鞋，有的說長，有的說短
Traditional (Hong Kong): 路邊打草鞋，有的説長，有的説短
Pinyin: lùbiān dǎ cǎoxié, yǒu de shuō cháng, yǒu de shuō duǎn
Pinyin (Taiwan): lùbiān dǎ cǎoxié, yǒu de shuō zhǎng, yǒu de shuō duǎn
Bopomofo: ㄌㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢㄉㄚˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ，ㄧㄡˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄕㄨㄛㄓㄤˇ，ㄧㄡˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄕㄨㄛㄉㄨㄢˇ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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