[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
[韬光养晦 / 韜光養晦, tāo guāng yǎng huìㄊㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄟˋ] lit. to cover light and nurture in the dark (成语 saw); to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time; hiding one's light under a bush#48917