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发短心长 头发稀少，心计很多。形容年老而智谋高 左传·昭公三年》：“彼其发短而心甚长，其或寝处我矣 Fà  Duǎn  Xīn  Cháng Fdxc 老谋深算 联合式；作补语、定语；形容年老而智谋高 Circumspect

Fà duǎn xīn cháng literally means short hair and long mind, describing an elderly person who is wise and resourceful.

发短心长 (fà duǎn xīn cháng) 形容年老而智谋高。

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