尺
有
所
短
，
寸
有
所
长
c
h
í
c
h
ǐ
y
ǒ
u
y
ǒ
u
s
u
ó
s
u
ǒ
d
u
ǎ
n
d
u
ǎ
n
,
,
c
ù
n
c
ù
n
y
ó
u
y
ǒ
u
s
u
ǒ
s
u
ǒ
c
h
á
n
g
c
h
á
n
g
Definitions
1. lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)
2. fig. everyone has their strong and weak points
3. everything has its advantages and disadvantages
Components
尺
chǐ
–
a Chinese foot
有所
yǒu suǒ
–
somewhat
短
duǎn
–
short
寸
cùn
–
a unit of length
长
cháng
–
length