取长补短 (qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn) | Meaning: lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

take from the long to supplement the short (idiom) · to offset each other's deficiencies · to complement each other截长补短jié cháng bǔ duǎn

to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom) · to play to one's strengths扬长避短yáng cháng bì duǎn

to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)择善而从zé shàn ér cóng

lit. cutting and polishing (idiom) · fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences切磋琢磨qiē cuō zhuó mó

(idiom) mutual exchange of assistance; to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; to scratch each other's back互通有无hù tōng yǒu wú

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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