[qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn, ㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ, 取长补短 / 取長補短] lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (成语 saw from Mencius); to use this in place of that; what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts#29,692[Add to Longdo]
[shōu zhī sāng yú, ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ, 收之桑榆] to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (成语 saw); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts#94,836[Add to Longdo]
[shī zhī dōng yú, shōu zhī sāng yú, ㄕ ㄓ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄩˊ, ㄕㄡ ㄓ ㄙㄤ ㄩˊ, 失之东隅，收之桑榆 / 失之東隅，收之桑榆] to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (成语 saw); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts[Add to Longdo]
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