绝长补短
jué​cháng​bǔ​duǎn

to use surplus to fill a deficit

  • created sense approved 绝长补短/絕長補短 · jué​cháng​bǔ​duǎn · to use surplus to fill a deficit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绝长补短 / 絕長補短

    jué​cháng​bǔ​duǎn

    to use surplus to fill a deficit

    To use what one has in excess to make up for what one lacks; to take from the long to supplement the short.

    绝 (literal) → 绝/絕 · jué · to cut off 长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · forte 补 (literal) → 补/補 · bǔ · to supplement 短 (literal) → 短 · duǎn · weak point

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