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短中抽長

简短中抽长 · 繁短中抽長

Mandarin · pinyin duǎn zhōng chōu cháng

to make the best of a bad job
to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)

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短: duǎn · short; brief; deficient, lacking
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
抽: chōu · draw out, pull out; sprout
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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3–1–1–2 · duan3 zhong1 chou1 chang2

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dyun2 zung1 cau1 coeng4

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