| 取长补短 | [qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn, ㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ, 取 长 补 短 / 取 長 補 短] lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (成语 saw from Mencius); to use this in place of that; what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts #29,692 [Add to Longdo] |
| 收之桑榆 | [shōu zhī sāng yú, ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ, 收 之 桑 榆] to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (成语 saw); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts #94,836 [Add to Longdo] |
| 失之东隅，收之桑榆 | [shī zhī dōng yú, shōu zhī sāng yú, ㄕ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄩˊ, ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ, 失 之 东 隅 ， 收 之 桑 榆 / 失 之 東 隅 ， 收 之 桑 榆] to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (成语 saw); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts [Add to Longdo] |
