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Alhazred -

I came accross this in a book I use but cannot make much out of it:

这是过去豆芽儿的小贩铁在家门口的对联，你会读吗？
（提示：“长”有两个读音：chang2和zhang3，此外，”长“过去通”常“。）

长 长长长长 长
长 长
长 长
长 长
长 长
长 长
长 长

So, that's something vegetable street vendors would stick on front doors (right?) and it has
something to do with poly-pronunciation characters but I do not have the slightest clue what it
could mean.

If anyone could shed some light on this, it would be most appreciated as this is very puzzling to
me.

edit: it should be one horizontal row of four 长 and two vertical rows of seven 长 on each side
but I am afraid I cannot format it properly, sorry.



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Veronica Zhong -

The correct way to read it should be:

chang2 zhang3 chang2 zhang3 chang2 chang2 zhang3;
常(rapid) 长(grow) 常(rapid) 长(grow) 常(rapid) 常(rapid) 长(grow)

Zhang3 chang2 zhang3 chang2 zhang3 zhang3 chang2;
长(grow) 长(longer) 长(grow) 长(longer) 长(grow) 长(grow) 长(longer)


Chang2 zhang3 zhang3 chang2
常(rapid) 长(grow) 长(grow) 长(longer)










Alhazred -

Thanks.










Quest -

I think there's more than one way to read it.....












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