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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

chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn

尺 有 所 短

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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
  中国有句古话，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。物有所不足，智有所不明。
  Everyone has his own advantages, sometimes an inch may prove long. Things are not enough, wisdom is unknown.
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chǐ duǎn cùn cháng尺短寸长

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