捨短取長
shě​duǎn​qǔ​cháng

to cull the good from the bad

  • created sense approved 舍短取长/捨短取長 · shě​duǎn​qǔ​cháng · to cull the good from the bad — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    舍短取长 / 捨短取長

    shě​duǎn​qǔ​cháng

    to cull the good from the bad

    To bypass or disregard shortcomings while adopting or making use of strengths; to take the best from something and leave the rest.

    舍 (literal) → 舍/捨 · shě · to exclude 短 (literal) → 短 · duǎn · weak point 取 (literal) → 取 · qǔ · to choose 长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · forte

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

    created sense