尺有所短，寸有所长 in English chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)
• metaphorically everyone has their strong and weak points
• everything has its advantages and disadvantages

Pinyin

chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

尺chi3one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3] 有you3to have 所suo3actually 短duan3short ， 寸cun4a unit of length 有you3to have 所suo3actually 长zhang3length