尺短寸长 chǐ duǎn cùn cháng

DEFINITIONS

  1. abbr. for 尺有所短，寸有所長|尺有所短，寸有所长[chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2]

CHARACTERS

尺 chǐ
HSK 5
Chinese measure approx. 'foot'
短 duǎn
HSK 3
short; brief; deficient, lacking
寸 cùn
HSK 6
inch; small, tiny; KangXi radical 41
长 cháng
HSK 2
long; length; excel in; leader