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

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 twän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽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 t͡ʃʰœːŋ²¹ pei̯²² tyːn³⁵/

Idiom

揚長避短

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

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