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以长攻短
以长攻短
以长攻短
以长攻短
以长攻短
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以长攻短

yǐ以zhǎng长gōng攻duǎn短

To exploit one's strengths to attack another's weaknesses; to leverage one's advantages against another's disadvantages.

在团队合作中,我们应该善于以长攻短,让每个成员都能发挥出自己的专长。
In team collaboration, we should be good at using strengths to attack weaknesses, allowing each member to utilize their special skills.

Era:

Modern

Frequency:

Synonym:

以碫投卵

Antonym:

以卵击石

Story:

Song Jiang, exiled to Jiangzhou after committing a crime, went drinking with Dai Zong and Li Kui, fellow outlaws, at the Pipa Pavilion riverside tavern.

He expressed a desire for fresh fish soup. Li Kui went to a fishing boat by the river to get some, but got into a dispute with Zhang Shun, the boat owner, and they began to fight.

Zhang Shun, taking advantage of Li Kui's inability to swim, pulled him into the water and gave him a severe beating. Dai Zong then intervened to mediate, and the two eventually became good friends.

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