寸长尺短
cùn​cháng​chǐ​duǎn

everyone has strengths and weaknesses

  • created reference approved 寸长尺短/寸長尺短 → 尺有所短，寸有所长/尺有所短，寸有所長 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寸长尺短 / 寸長尺短 cùn​cháng​chǐ​duǎn

    尺有所短，寸有所长 / 尺有所短，寸有所長 chǐ​yǒu​suǒ​duǎn​cùn​yǒu​suǒ​cháng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 寸长尺短/寸長尺短 · cùn​cháng​chǐ​duǎn · everyone has strengths and weaknesses — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寸长尺短 / 寸長尺短

    cùn​cháng​chǐ​duǎn

    everyone has strengths and weaknesses

    (idiom) every person has their own strengths and weaknesses; also refers to having minor talents or skills

    寸 (literal) → 寸 · cùn · cun 长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · forte 尺 (literal) → 尺 · chǐ · chi 短 (literal) → 短 · duǎn · weak point

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense