尺有所短，寸有所长
尺有所短，寸有所长
chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng
lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb); fig. everyone has their strong and weak points; everything has its advantages and disadvantages
Traditional: 尺有所短，寸有所長
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- lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)
- fig. everyone has their strong and weak points
- everything has its advantages and disadvantages
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Related Words
树高千丈，叶落归根(shù gāo qiān zhàng , yè luò guī gēn)— fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)
→事无巨细(shì wú jù xì)— lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
→交加(jiāo jiā)— to occur at the same time (of two things)
→任其自然(rèn qí zì rán)— to let things take their course (idiom)
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