Meaning of 尺短寸长
尺短寸长 means every person or thing has its strengths and weaknesses; no one is perfect in everything. Pronounced chǐ duǎn cùn cháng.
- every person or thing has its strengths and weaknesses; no one is perfect in everything
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
men们
tuán团
duì队
lǐ里
de的
chéng成
yuán员
chǐ尺
duǎn短
cùn寸
cháng长
，
yīng应
gāi该
hù互
xiāng相
xué学
xí习
。
Every member of our team has their strengths and weaknesses; we should learn from each other.
Píng评
jià价
yī一
gè个
xì系
tǒng统
bù不
néng能
zhǐ只
kàn看
quē缺
diǎn点
，
yě也
yào要
míng明
bai白
chǐ尺
duǎn短
cùn寸
cháng长
de的
dào道
lǐ理
。
When evaluating a system, you can't just look at its flaws; you must also understand the principle that everything has its pros and cons.
Gǔ古
rén人
shuō说
“
chǐ尺
yǒu有
suǒ所
duǎn短
，
cùn寸
yǒu有
suǒ所
cháng长
”
，
jiù就
shì是
zhè这
gè个
chéng成
yǔ语
de的
lái来
yuán源
。
The ancient saying 'A foot may be short sometimes, an inch may be long sometimes' is the source of this idiom.
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