揚長避短

to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom) / to play to one's strengths

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abbr. for 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] / surname Yang
to raise / to hoist / the action of tossing or winnowing / scattering (in the wind) / to flutter / to propagate

= 𠃓 + : At the end of the day, Maud Younger (y) hoists (扬) a red lantern to show the visitors of the anglepod that the kitchen (ang2) is closed. Half the way up though the lantern gets stuck, so Maud Younger has to put on her Icarus' wings (𠃓), fly to the lantern and free it using a toy claw (扌).
with swagger / ostentatiously / to make the best use of one's strengths
length / long / forever / always / constantly

= + + 丿 : Charlie Chaplin sped into the anglepod riding his longboard, but in the kitchen he doesn't know how to stop. He manages to make a u-turn by hooking him to the pole of a wind wheel with a sickle, but after the turn he can't help but bump into a giant banana.
chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

= + + 丿 : The chief (长) is asking James II of England (zh) for help, because his wind wheel (丆) in the anglepod's living room (丆) isn't performing very well. After finding out that there's too much friction, James II of England uses a sickle (乛) to cut open a banana (丿) and uses the pulp to grease the wind wheel and enhance (长) its performance.
to avoid / to shun / to flee / to escape / to keep away from / to leave / to hide from

= + : Brunhilde (bi) is keeping a jade dragon (辟) as cuddle pet in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and dresses him funny clothing such as gladiator sandals (辶). One time the jade dragon tried to escape (避), but he got all tangled up in the gladiator sandals' laces until he couldn't move anymore.
short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault

= + : Doggy Dog (du) is playing darts (矢) with some buddies inside of the anthill (an3). He ate a bunch of beans (豆) before, so every time he throws a dart (矢), he has to go to the bathroom for a short duration (短) to fart.

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