Chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn; cùn yǒu suǒ cháng.

尺有所短, 寸有所長。

Lit A [linear] foot [can be too] short [and] an inch [can be too] long.

Fig Just as a foot may be too short in one case while an inch may be too long in another, so every person has his weak points as well as his strong points.

Note [Cf. Shǐ Jì: Bái Qǐ Wáng Jiàn Lièzhuàn; note: one Chinese “foot” or chǐ (equals one-third of a meter) contains ten Chinese “inches” or cùn.]

Topics Bái Qǐ Wáng Shǐ Jì STRENGTHS WEAKNESS