"揚長避短" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ pei̯²² tyːn³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ pei̯²² tyːn³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: yángchángbìduǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], joeng⁴ coeng⁴ bei⁶ dyun² [Cantonese, Jyutping], yángchángbìduǎn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yángchángbìduǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yang²-chʻang²-pi⁴-tuan³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yáng-cháng-bì-dwǎn [Mandarin, Yale], yangcharngbihdoan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], янчанбидуань [Mandarin, Palladius], jančanbiduanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], yèuhng chèuhng beih dyún [Cantonese, Yale], joeng⁴ tsoeng⁴ bei⁶ dyn² [Cantonese, Pinyin], yêng⁴ cêng⁴ béi⁶ dün² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 扬长避短
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 揚長避短
  1. to make best use of one's advantages while avoiding their shortcomings Tags: idiomatic
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      "glosses": [
        "to make best use of one's advantages while avoiding their shortcomings"
      ],
      "id": "en-揚長避短-zh-phrase-C2JlANWV",
      "links": [
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          "advantage",
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        [
          "shortcoming",
          "shortcoming"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yángchángbìduǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "joeng⁴ coeng⁴ bei⁶ dyun²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yángchángbìduǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yángchángbìduǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yang²-chʻang²-pi⁴-tuan³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yáng-cháng-bì-dwǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yangcharngbihdoan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "янчанбидуань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jančanbiduanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yèuhng chèuhng beih dyún"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "joeng⁴ tsoeng⁴ bei⁶ dyn²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yêng⁴ cêng⁴ béi⁶ dün²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ pei̯²² tyːn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ pei̯²² tyːn³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "揚長避短"
}
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    }
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      "expansion": "揚長避短",
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 揚",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 短",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 避",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 長",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to make best use of one's advantages while avoiding their shortcomings"
      ],
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          "advantage",
          "advantage"
        ],
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          "shortcoming",
          "shortcoming"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yángchángbìduǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "joeng⁴ coeng⁴ bei⁶ dyun²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yángchángbìduǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yángchángbìduǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yang²-chʻang²-pi⁴-tuan³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yáng-cháng-bì-dwǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yangcharngbihdoan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "янчанбидуань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jančanbiduanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yèuhng chèuhng beih dyún"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "joeng⁴ tsoeng⁴ bei⁶ dyn²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yêng⁴ cêng⁴ béi⁶ dün²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ pei̯²² tyːn³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹ tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ pei̯²² tyːn³⁵/"
    }
  ],
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}

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