Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「寸有所長」, with more below.
Here, we present the idiom 「寸有所長」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Cun is shorter than chi, but it appears longer when used in a shorter place. It is a metaphor that ordinary people or things also have their strengths.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cùn yǒu suǒ zhǎng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chyun3 yau5 so2 cheung4/jeung2
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