扬长避短

Traditional form:

揚長避短

Pinyin (reading):

yángchángbìduǎn

Definitions:

• to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
• to play to one's strengths

Characters:

• 扬 - to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
• 长 - long, lasting; to excel in
• 避 - to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking

Traditional characters:

• 揚 - to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
• 長 - long, lasting; to excel in
• 避 - to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
• 短 - brief, short; deficient, lacking