扬长避短 揚長避短
扬长避短 揚長避短 yáng cháng bì duǎn ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ joeng4 coeng4 bei6 dyun2
- to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
- to play to one's strengths
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扬 揚
- 宣扬 宣揚 xuān yáng ㄒㄩㄢ ㄧㄤˊ syun1 joeng4 to publicize; to advertise; to spread far and wide
- 弘扬 弘揚 hóng yáng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ wang4 joeng4 to enhance
- 张扬 張揚 zhāng yáng ㄓㄤ ㄧㄤˊ zoeng1 joeng4 to display ostentatiously
- 发扬 發揚 fā yáng ㄈㄚ ㄧㄤˊ faat3 joeng4 to develop
- 表扬 表揚 biǎo yáng ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄤˊ biu2 joeng4 to praise
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- 赞扬 讚揚 zàn yáng ㄗㄢˋ ㄧㄤˊ zaan3 joeng4 to praise
- 得意扬扬 得意揚揚 dé yì yáng yáng ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ dak1 ji3 joeng4 joeng4 variant of 得意洋洋
- 抑扬顿挫 抑揚頓挫 yì yáng dùn cuò ㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ jik1 joeng4 deon6 co3 see 顿挫抑扬
- 沸沸扬扬 沸沸揚揚 fèi fèi yáng yáng ㄈㄟˋ ㄈㄟˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ fai3 fai3 joeng4 joeng4 bubbling and gurgling
- 发扬光大 發揚光大 fā yáng guāng dà ㄈㄚ ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄉㄚˋ faat3 joeng4 gwong1 daai6 to develop and promote
- 上扬 上揚 shàng yáng ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄤˊ soeng6 joeng4 (of prices etc) to rise
- 传扬 傳揚 chuán yáng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄧㄤˊ cyun4 joeng4 to spread (by word of mouth)
- 唐扬 唐揚 táng yáng ㄊㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ tong4 joeng4 Japanese-style fried food, usually chicken (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 唐揚げ "karaage")
- 宏扬 宏揚 hóng yáng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ wang4 joeng4 variant of 弘扬
- 张扬 張揚 Zhāng Yáng ㄓㄤ ㄧㄤˊ zoeng1 joeng4 Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
- 悠扬 悠揚 yōu yáng ㄧㄡ ㄧㄤˊ jau4 joeng4 melodious; mellifluous
- 抑扬 抑揚 yì yáng ㄧˋ ㄧㄤˊ jik1 joeng4 modulation (rising and falling pitch)
- 卷扬 捲揚 juǎn yáng ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄧㄤˊ gyun2 joeng4 a whirlwind
- 揄扬 揄揚 yú yáng ㄩˊ ㄧㄤˊ jyu4 joeng4 to praise
- 扬中 揚中 Yáng zhōng ㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ joeng4 zung1 see 扬中市
长 長
- 修长 修長 xiū cháng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄔㄤˊ sau1 coeng4 slender
- 全长 全長 quán cháng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ cyun4 coeng4 overall length
- 冗长 冗長 rǒng cháng ㄖㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄤˊ jung2 coeng4 long and tedious
- 司长 司長 sī zhǎng ㄙ ㄓㄤˇ si1 zoeng2 bureau chief
- 团长 團長 tuán zhǎng ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄤˇ tyun4 zoeng2 regimental command
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- 增长 增長 zēng zhǎng ㄗㄥ ㄓㄤˇ zang1 zoeng2 to grow; to increase
- 家长 家長 jiā zhǎng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄤˇ gaa1 zoeng2 head of a household
- 专长 專長 zhuān cháng ㄓㄨㄢ ㄔㄤˊ zyun1 coeng4 specialty
- 局长 局長 jú zhǎng ㄐㄩˊ ㄓㄤˇ guk6 zoeng2 bureau chief
- 市长 市長 shì zhǎng ㄕˋ ㄓㄤˇ si5 zoeng2 mayor
- 师长 師長 shī zhǎng ㄕ ㄓㄤˇ si1 zoeng2 military division level commander
- 厂长 廠長 chǎng zhǎng ㄔㄤˇ ㄓㄤˇ cong2 zoeng2 factory director
- 延长 延長 yán cháng ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ jin4 coeng4 to prolong
- 成长 成長 chéng zhǎng ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ sing4 zoeng2 to mature
- 所长 所長 suǒ cháng ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄤˊ so2 coeng4 what one is good at; one's strong point
- 擅长 擅長 shàn cháng ㄕㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ sin6 coeng4 to be good at; to be expert in
- 会长 會長 huì zhǎng ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄤˇ wui6 zoeng2 president of a club, committee etc
- 校长 校長 xiào zhǎng ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄤˇ haau6 zoeng2 (college, university) president
- 漫长 漫長 màn cháng ㄇㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ maan6 coeng4 very long
- 特长 特長 tè cháng ㄊㄜˋ ㄔㄤˊ dak6 coeng4 personal strength
避
- 躲避 duǒ bì ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄧˋ do2 bei6 to hide
- 回避 迴避 huí bì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄧˋ wui4 bei6 to shun
- 逃避 táo bì ㄊㄠˊ ㄅㄧˋ tou4 bei6 to escape
- 避免 bì miǎn ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bei6 min5 to avert
- 避孕 bì yùn ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄣˋ bei6 jan6 contraception
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- 避暑 bì shǔ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄨˇ bei6 syu2 to be away for the summer holidays
- 避难 避難 bì nàn ㄅㄧˋ ㄋㄢˋ bei6 naan4 to take refuge; to seek asylum
- 不可避免 bù kě bì miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 ho2 bei6 min5 (idiom) inevitable; unavoidable
- 回避 huí bì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄧˋ wui4 bei6 variant of 回避
- 规避 規避 guī bì ㄍㄨㄟ ㄅㄧˋ kwai1 bei6 to evade
- 走避 zǒu bì ㄗㄡˇ ㄅㄧˋ zau2 bei6 to run away
- 退避 tuì bì ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˋ teoi3 bei6 to withdraw
- 远避 遠避 yuǎn bì ㄩㄢˇ ㄅㄧˋ jyun5 bei6 to keep at a distance
- 避世 bì shì ㄅㄧˋ ㄕˋ bei6 sai3 to shun the world
- 避嫌 bì xián ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ bei6 jim4 to avoid arousing suspicion
- 避寒 bì hán ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄢˊ bei6 hon4 to escape the cold by going on a winter holiday
- 避役 bì yì ㄅㄧˋ ㄧˋ bei6 jik6 chameleon
- 避忌 bì jì ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧˋ bei6 gei6 to avoid as taboo
- 避恶 避惡 bì è ㄅㄧˋ ㄜˋ bei6 ok3 to avoid evil
- 避税 避稅 bì shuì ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋ bei6 seoi3 to avoid taxation
短
- 短信 duǎn xìn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ dyun2 seon3 text message
- 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄗㄢˋ dyun2 zaam6 of short duration; brief; momentary
- 短期 duǎn qī ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄧ dyun2 kei4 short-term
- 短片 duǎn piàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ dyun2 pin2 short film
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
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- 短处 短處 duǎn chù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨˋ dyun2 cyu3 shortcoming
- 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄎㄨˋ dyun2 fu3 short pants
- 简短 簡短 jiǎn duǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ gaan2 dyun2 brief (statement, summary etc)
- 缩短 縮短 suō duǎn ㄙㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢˇ suk1 dyun2 to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
- 长短 長短 cháng duǎn ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ coeng4 dyun2 length
- 一长一短 一長一短 yī cháng yī duǎn ㄧ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄢˇ jat1 coeng4 jat1 dyun2 (idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded
- 弄短 nòng duǎn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ lung6 dyun2 to shorten
- 揭短 jiē duǎn ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄨㄢˇ kit3 dyun2 to expose sb's faults or shortcomings
- 暂短 暫短 zàn duǎn ㄗㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ zaam6 dyun2 brief (in time)
- 浅短 淺短 qiǎn duǎn ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ cin2 dyun2 narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
- 短促 duǎn cù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄘㄨˋ dyun2 cuk1 short in time
- 短仓 短倉 duǎn cāng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄘㄤ dyun2 cong1 short position (finance)
- 短传 短傳 duǎn chuán ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ dyun2 cyun4 short pass (in ball game)
- 短债 短債 duǎn zhài ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄞˋ dyun2 zaai3 short-term loan
- 短剧 短劇 duǎn jù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋ dyun2 kek6 short play; sketch; skit