ceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2取長補短取长补短
Jyutpingceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2
Yalechéui chèuhng bóu dyún
Definition
To learn from others' strengths to make up for one's own weaknesses.
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How it's used
This idiom is frequently used in professional or academic settings to describe team dynamics or personal growth. It carries a constructive tone, emphasizing mutual benefit rather than just one-sided learning. It is common to see it used when discussing how two people with different skill sets can achieve better results by working together.
Examples
We need to learn to leverage others' strengths to improve ourselves.
Working with him allows you to complement each other's strengths and weaknesses.
Related words
Common phrases
to mutually learn from each other's strengths
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
