尺有所短，寸有所长

Traditional form:

尺有所短，寸有所長

Pinyin (reading):

chǐyǒusuǒduǎn,cùnyǒusuǒcháng

Definitions:

• lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)
• fig. everyone has their strong and weak points
• everything has its advantages and disadvantages

Characters:

• 尺 - ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 所 - place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking
• 寸 - inch; small, tiny
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 所 - place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
• 长 - long, lasting; to excel in

Traditional characters:

• 尺 - ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 所 - place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking
• 寸 - inch; small, tiny
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 所 - place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
• 長 - long, lasting; to excel in