created sense approved 尺有所短，寸有所长/尺有所短，寸有所長 · chǐyǒusuǒduǎncùnyǒusuǒcháng · everyone has strengths and weaknesses — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
尺有所短，寸有所长 / 尺有所短，寸有所長
chǐyǒusuǒduǎncùnyǒusuǒcháng
everyone has strengths and weaknesses
even a foot can be short while an inch can be long; everything has its strong and weak points
尺 (literal) → 尺 · chǐ · chi 有所 (literal) → 有所 · yǒusuǒ · somewhat 短 (literal) → 短 · duǎn · weak point ， (non_chinese) 寸 (literal) → 寸 · cùn · cun 有所 (literal) → 有所 · yǒusuǒ · somewhat 长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · forte
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 尺有所短，寸有所长/尺有所短，寸有所長 · chǐyǒusuǒduǎncùnyǒusuǒcháng · everyone has strong and weak points — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
尺有所短，寸有所长 / 尺有所短，寸有所長
chǐyǒusuǒduǎncùnyǒusuǒcháng
everyone has strong and weak points
literally "a foot may be too short, and an inch may be enough"; used to mean that everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, and everything has its advantages and disadvantages
尺 (literal) → 尺 · chǐ · chi 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 所 (literal) → 所 · suǒ · [relative] 短 (literal) → 短 · duǎn · weak point ， (non_chinese) 寸 (literal) → 寸 · cùn · cun 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 所 (literal) → 所 · suǒ · [relative] 长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · forte
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition