尺有所短，寸有所长

Traditional: 尺有所短，寸有所長

chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng

Dictionary entry

lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)

What does 尺有所短，寸有所长 mean?

尺有所短，寸有所长 (chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)

2fig. everyone has their strong and weak points

3everything has its advantages and disadvantages

Character breakdown

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尺chěone of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)所suǒactually · place 短duǎnshort · brief 寸cùna unit of length · inch 长chánglong · (bound form) length

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How to pronounce 尺有所短，寸有所长

尺有所短，寸有所长

chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng

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