capable of learning from others ' strong points to offset one 's weakness(shàn shàn cóng cháng)

capable of learning from others ' strong points to offset one 's weakness

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh à NSH à NC ó ngch á ng, originally refers to praise virtue, has a long history; later used to refer to absorb other people's strengths. It comes from the biography of Gongyang, the 20th year of Zhaogong.

Idiom explanation

Good: praise virtue; from long: long standing meaning.

The origin of Idioms

In the 20th year of Zhaogong, the biography of Gongyang: "the good and good of a gentleman are long, and the evil and evil are short; the evil and evil stop their bodies, and the good and good reach their descendants."

Idiom usage

It refers to praising virtue. We have to be good at what we can do. Don't say such heartbreaking words, which make people feel cold. A brief history of civilization by Li Baojia in Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : shàn shàn cóng cháng