尺有所短

chǐyǒusuǒduǎn

everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 尺 chě one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺谱 gōngchěpǔ
=1 尺 chǐ
  1. a Chinese foot
  2. one-third of a meter
  3. a ruler
  4. a tape-measure
  5. one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine

classifiers: 支, 把
2 有所 yǒusuǒ
  1. somewhat
  2. to some extent
3 短 duǎn
  1. short
  2. brief
  3. to lack
  4. weak point
  5. fault

Containing this entry

尺有所短，寸有所长 chǐyǒusuǒduǎn,cùnyǒusuǒcháng
  1. lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)
  2. fig. everyone has their strong and weak points
  3. everything has its advantages and disadvantages