mǎ​gōng​méi​sù

to each their own strengths

  • created sense approved 马工枚速/馬工枚速 · mǎ​gōng​méi​sù · to each their own strengths — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    马工枚速 / 馬工枚速

    mǎ​gōng​méi​sù

    to each their own strengths

    (idiom) based on the different styles of writers [[司马相如|司馬相如|si1 ma3 xiang1 ru2]] and [[枚皋|枚皋|mei2 gao1]], one being meticulous and the other fast; used to describe how different people have their own unique talents or areas of excellence

    马 (literal) → 马/馬 · mǎ · [surname] 工 (literal) → 工 · gōng · to be skilled in 枚 (literal) → 枚 · méi · Mei 速 (literal) → 速 · sù · fast

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

    created sense