尺有所短,寸有所長
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Chinese
[edit]a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale |
to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
actually; place; (nominalization prefix) | lack; short | a unit of length | to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
actually; place; (nominalization prefix) | long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop | |||
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trad. (尺有所短,寸有所長) | 尺 | 有 | 所 | 短 | , | 寸 | 有 | 所 | 長 | |
simp. (尺有所短,寸有所长) | 尺 | 有 | 所 | 短 | , | 寸 | 有 | 所 | 长 |
Etymology
[edit]From Chuci:
- 夫尺有所短,寸有所長,物有所不足,智有所不明,數有所不逮,神有所不通。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Verses of Chu, 4th century BCE – 2nd century CE
- Fū chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn, cùn yǒu suǒ cháng, wù yǒu suǒ bùzú, zhì yǒu suǒ bùmíng, shù yǒusuǒ bùdài, shén yǒusuǒ bùtōng. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
夫尺有所短,寸有所长,物有所不足,智有所不明,数有所不逮,神有所不通。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
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- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ , ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chǐh yǒu suǒ duǎn, cùn yǒu suǒ cháng
- Wade–Giles: chʻih3 yu3 so3 tuan3, tsʻun4 yu3 so3 chʻang2
- Yale: chř yǒu swǒ dwǎn-, tswùn yǒu swǒ cháng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyy yeou suoo doan, tsuenn yeou suoo charng
- Palladius: чи ю со дуань, цунь ю со чан (či ju so duanʹ, cunʹ ju so čan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cek3 jau5 so2 dyun2, cyun3 jau5 so2 coeng4
- Yale: chek yáuh só dyún, chyun yáuh só chèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsek8 jau5 so2 dyn2, tsyn3 jau5 so2 tsoeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: cég3 yeo5 so2 dün2, qun3 yeo5 so2 cêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɛːk̚³ jɐu̯¹³ sɔː³⁵ tyːn³⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³ jɐu̯¹³ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
[edit]尺有所短,寸有所長
- everyone has their strengths and weaknesses