尺有所短，寸有所长 - 出处、意思、近义词、反义词、成语解释

chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn尺有所短，寸有所长

英文every man has his strong and weak points everyone has his shortcomings and merits everyone has his weak points as well as his strong ones

解释比喻事物有其短处，并非在所有的情况下都是合适的。

出处南朝·梁锤嵘《诗品》卷下：“元长士章，并有盛才，词美英净，至于五言之作，几乎尺有所短。譬应变将略，非武侯所长，未足以贬卧龙。”

例句但古人云：“尺有所短，寸有所长。”我们只要尽忠辅佐闯王，总还是有可用之处。（姚雪垠《李自成》第二卷第四十八章）

双语例句

语法主谓式；作宾语、定语；指事物都有短处