◎ 取长补短 qǔcháng-bǔduǎn[learn from other’s strong points to offset one’s weaknesses] 吸取别人的长处,用来弥补自己的短处-----------------国语辞典:吸取长处来弥补短处。如:「大家均有优缺点,应取长补短,才能更进步。」英语 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius), to use this in place of that, what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts德语 Vorzüge anderer übernehmen, um eigene Mängel auszugleichen (Sprichw)法语 (lit.) utiliser les forces d'autres pour rattraper ses points faibles (dicton de Mencius), utiliser ceci au lieu de cela