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 | ||
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| 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 tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
揚長避短
- to make best use of one's advantages while avoiding their shortcomings