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扬长避短

yáng cháng bì duǎn

4-character word Traditional 揚長避短

What 扬长避短 means

1. to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
2. to play to one's strengths

The characters in 扬长避短

• 扬yángto raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing
• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte
• 避bìto avoid; to shun; to flee
• 短duǎnshort; brief; to lack