to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom); to play to one's strengths
trad. 揚長避短
Also written 揚長避短【yáng cháng bì duǎn】
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4扬
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abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu, surname Yang
- Pinyin
- Yáng
- Traditional
- 揚
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 23845 of 2500
长
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long, (bound form) length, (bound form) strong point; forte, (bound form) to be good at, (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
- Pinyin
- cháng
- Traditional
- 長
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1042 of 2500
避
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to avoid, to shun, to flee, to escape, to keep away from, to leave, to hide from
- Pinyin
- bì
- Strokes
- 16
- Frequency
- 18251 of 2500
短
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short, brief, to lack, weak point, fault
- Pinyin
- duǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 3410 of 2500