家长里短 daily family affairs
Explanation
指家庭日常生活琐事。
Refers to the trivial matters of daily family life.
Origin Story
老王家住在一个热闹的小区，每天都能听到邻居们你一言我一语地聊着家长里短。有位大妈喜欢讲她孙子如何淘气，也有年轻人分享着工作中的趣事，还有老人们回忆着过去的点点滴滴。这些家长里短构成了小区里温馨和谐的氛围，也拉近了邻里之间的距离，让大家感受到家的温暖。有一天，老王听到邻居们在议论一件小区里的琐事，他虽然不太感兴趣，但听着听着，也觉得这些家长里短其实也挺有意思的，反映了人们生活的细枝末节，也体现了人情冷暖。
The Wang family lives in a lively community. Every day, you can hear neighbors talking to each other about daily life. An old lady likes to talk about how naughty her grandson is, young people share interesting things at work, and old people recall the past bit by bit. These daily life conversations create a warm and harmonious atmosphere in the community, and also bring the neighbors closer together.
Usage
作宾语；指家庭日常生活琐事
As an object; refers to trivial matters of daily family life
Examples
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邻居们聚在一起，聊着家长里短。
linju men ju zai yiqi,liaozhe jiazhangliduan.
Neighbors gathered together, chatting about daily life.
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她喜欢听别人说家长里短，八卦是非。
ta xihuan ting bieren shu jiazhangliduan,bagua shifei
She likes to listen to others talk about daily life and gossip.