尺短寸长

Traditional form:

尺短寸長

Pinyin (reading):

chǐduǎncùncháng

Definitions:

• abbr. for 尺有所短，寸有所長／尺有所短，寸有所长 (chǐyǒusuǒduǎn,cùnyǒusuǒcháng)

Characters:

• 尺 - ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking
• 寸 - inch; small, tiny
• 长 - long, lasting; to excel in

Traditional characters:

• 尺 - ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking
• 寸 - inch; small, tiny
• 長 - long, lasting; to excel in