尺有所短,寸有所長

lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb) / fig. everyone has their strong and weak points / everything has its advantages and disadvantages

Characters and words in 尺有所短,寸有所長

one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]
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a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]
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to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
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somewhat / to some extent
actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL:個|个[ge4]
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short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault
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a unit of length / inch / thumb
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what one is good at
head of an institute etc
length / long / forever / always / constantly
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chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance
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Words with 尺有所短,寸有所長

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