取长补短

取长补短取長補短 cháng duǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2

  • 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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