[取长补短 / 取長補短, qǔ cháng bǔ duǎnㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ] 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#29692
[收之桑榆, shōu zhī sāng yúㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ] 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#94836
[失之东隅,收之桑榆 / 失之東隅,收之桑榆, shī zhī dōng yú, shōu zhī sāng yúㄕ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄩˊ, ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ] 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