make up a deficiency by the surplus

make up a deficiency by the surplus

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ju é ch á NGJ ì Du ǎ n, which means to intercept the long and supplement the short; it refers to using the strong to supplement the short. It comes from Mozi Feiming Shang.

Notes on Idioms

Absolutely: cut off.

The origin of Idioms

Mozi feimingshang: "in ancient times, the Tang was sealed in the hair, and it has a long history."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: complement each other

Idiom usage

It can be used as predicate, attributive and object. Tang Wu was king of a hundred Li, and Jie Zhou was king of a hundred Li. Although Chu is small today, it has a long way to go! New preface to mischief II by Liu Xiang of Han Dynasty