Traduction :
take from the long to supplement the short (idiom); to offset each other's deficiencies; to complement each other
Référence :
截取长的，补充短的。比喻用长处补短处。
Origine :
《孟子·滕文公上》：“今滕绝长补短，将五十里也，犹可以为善国。”
Annotation :
截长补短1
1. jiéchángbǔduǎn :
[EN] take from the long to supplement the short (idiom); to offset each other's deficiencies; to complement each other
