◎ 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
◎ 结草 jiécǎo[repay fovars received even after one's death] 受人大恩,死后也要报答臣生当陨首,死当结草。——李密《陈情表》-----------------国语辞典:编结茅草。指建盖简陋房子。《后汉书.卷五一.李恂传》:「潜居山泽,结草为庐,独与诸生织席自给。」扎草。《文选.干宝.晋纪总论》:「国政迭移于乱人,禁兵外散于四方。方岳无钧石之镇,关门无结草之固。」春秋晋魏颗救父妾,而获老人结草御敌的故事。典出《左传.宣公十五年》。后用以比喻死后报恩。《文选.李密.陈情表》:「臣生当陨首,死当结草。」