- 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
Characters
- 取 (取): to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
- 长 (長): length; long; forever; always; constantly
- 补 (補): to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement
- 短 (短): short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
Resources
- Wiktionary: 取长补短
- MDBG: 取长补短
- Examples with 取长补短 on Tatoeba
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