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取長補短
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CEDict 100318
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取
長
補
短
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Traditional
取長補短
Simplified
取长补短
Pinyin
qu3 chang2 bu3 duan3
English
lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
to use this in place of that
what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
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