sometimes an inch may prove long
The Chinese idiom C ù NY ǒ usu ǒ ch á ng, which refers to ordinary people or things, also has its advantages. It's from Buju.
The origin of Idioms
Chu Quyuan in the Warring States Period: "a man's feet are short and every inch is strong. Wisdom is not clear, number is not caught, God is not
Idiom usage
But the ancients said, "a ruler has a short point, an inch has a strong point." As long as we are loyal to help Chuang Wang, there will always be something useful. (Yao xueyin, Li Zicheng, Vol.2, Chapter 48)
sometimes an inch may prove long
circumstances change with the passage of time - shí guò jìng qiān
tragic beyond compare in this human world - cǎn jué rén huán
have wide learning and a retentive memory - qià wén qiáng jì