尺有所短,寸有所长 (尺有所短,寸有所長)
chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng
Pinyin
Definition
尺有所短,寸有所长 (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
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to have
- 2 there is
- 3 there are
- 4 to exist
- 5 to be
- 1 haven't
- 2 hasn't
- 3 doesn't exist
- 4 to not have
- 5 to not be
- 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
- 2 without two sticks to rub together
- 1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
- 2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
- 1 the reason why
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一人得道,鸡犬升天
- 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
- 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南,一个地北
- 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一传十,十传百
- 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
- 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一则以喜,一则以忧
- 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)