揚長避短

Chinese

		hurl; to raise; to scatter	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	avoid; shun; flee avoid; shun; flee; escape; leave; to keep away; to leave; to hide	lack; short
trad. (揚長避短)		揚	長	避	短
simp. (扬长避短)		扬	长	避	短

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yángchángbìduǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁴ coeng⁴ bei⁶ dyun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yángchángbìduǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yángchángbìduǎn
    • Wade–Giles: yang²-chʻang²-pi⁴-tuan³
    • Yale: yáng-cháng-bì-dwǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangcharngbihdoan
    • Palladius: янчанбидуань (jančanbiduanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁴ coeng⁴ bei⁶ dyun²
    • Yale: yèuhng chèuhng beih dyún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴ tsoeng⁴ bei⁶ dyn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴ cêng⁴ béi⁶ dün²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ pei̯²² tyːn³⁵/

Idiom

揚長避短

1. to make best use of one's advantages while avoiding their shortcomings