扬长避短

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

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

variant of 揚|扬[yang2]

with swagger / ostentatiously / to make the best use of one's strengths

length / long / forever / always / constantly

chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

to avoid / to shun / to flee / to escape / to keep away from / to leave / to hide from

short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault