尺短寸长 (尺短寸長) chǐ duǎn cùn zhǎng

chǐ duǎn cùn zhǎng set phrase for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Abbreviation for 尺有所短,寸有所长 (CC-CEDICT '尺短寸長')

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Truncated for common words

  • Scroll 6 Rentian Yan Mu 人天眼目 — count: 1
  • Scroll 10 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 1 , has English translation