论长道短

lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip

length / long / forever / always / constantly

chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

road / path / CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3] / principle / truth / morality / reason / skill / method / Dao (of Daoism) / to say / to speak / to talk / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division)

short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault

abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)

opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc)