截長補短

zit6 coeng4 bou2 dyun2

take from the long to supplement the short (idiom) · to offset each other's deficiencies · to complement each other

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
  2. to offset each other's deficiencies
  3. to complement each other

Written Forms

截長補短Traditional · Main Form
截长补短Alternate Form

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