长颈鹿脖子、仙鹤腿，各有所长長頸鹿脖子、仙鶴腿，各有所長長頸鹿脖子、仙鶴腿，各有所長

a giraffe's neck, a crane's legs: each has its own length

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Everyone has their own strengths. Approving.
Wordplay: 长 (cháng) means 'length' for the neck and legs, and in 所长 (suǒcháng) 'strong point', so each animal is 'long' in its own way.

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Simplified: 长颈鹿脖子、仙鹤腿，各有所长
Traditional (Taiwan): 長頸鹿脖子、仙鶴腿，各有所長
Pinyin: chángjǐnglù bózi, xiānhè tuǐ, gèyǒusuǒcháng
Bopomofo: ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄌㄨˋ ㄅㄛˊ ˙ㄗ、ㄒㄧㄢㄏㄜˋ ㄊㄨㄟˇ，ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄤˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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