chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn
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  • everybody has his strengths and weaknesses; a foot may be too short in one case, while an inch may be long enough in another

    • zhōng guó yǒu jù gǔ huà chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn cùn yǒu suǒ cháng

      中国古话尺有所短寸有所长

      According to an ancient Chinese saying, sometimes a foot may prove short while an inch may prove long.

    • chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn cùn yǒu suǒ cháng wù yǒu suǒ bù zú zhì yǒu suǒ bù míng

      尺有所短寸有所长

      Everyone has his own advantages, sometimes an inch may prove long. Things are not enough, wisdom is unknown.