make up a deficiency by the surplus

make up a deficiency by the surplus

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ju é ch á NGX ù Du ǎ n, which means to intercept the long and supplement the short. It comes from the fourth chapter of Chu CE in the Warring States period.

Interpretation of Idioms

Absolutely: cut off. Intercept the long and supplement the short.

The origin of Idioms

The fourth chapter of the Warring States strategy of Chu states: "although the state of Chu is small today, it is still thousands of miles long."