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."
Chinese PinYin : jué cháng xù duǎn
make up a deficiency by the surplus
cast beans on grounds which are transformed by magic into soldiers. sǎ dòu chéng bīng
judge people by outward appearance. yǐ mào qǔ rén
Take the cloud and grab the stone. ná yún jué shí