尺ㄔˇ有ㄧㄡˇ所ㄙㄨㄛˇ短ㄉㄨㄢˇchǐyǒusuǒduǎn，寸ㄘㄨㄣˋ有ㄧㄡˇ所ㄙㄨㄛˇ長ㄔㄤˊcùnyǒusuǒcháng

简尺有所短，寸有所长

  1. 尺比寸長，但和比尺更長的東西一比，就顯得短；寸比尺短，但和比寸更短的東西一比，就顯得長。比喻人或事物各有其長處和短處。例 「尺有所短，寸有所長，凡事不能強求」。

英lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)​, fig. everyone has their strong and weak points, everything has its advantages and disadvantages