长衫有人穿，长话无人听長衫有人穿，長話無人聽長衫有人穿，長話無人聽

a long gown finds a wearer; a long speech finds no listener

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Long isn't always good: when speaking, be brief and to the point.

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Simplified: 长衫有人穿，长话无人听
Traditional (Taiwan): 長衫有人穿，長話無人聽
Pinyin: chángshān yǒurén chuān, chánghuà wúrén tīng
Bopomofo: ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄢㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄢ，ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄊㄧㄥ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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