一日之长yī rì zhī chángbe more capable than sb; a slight superiority
❍ 陶冶世俗，与世浮沉，吾不如子；论王霸之余策，览倚仗之要害，吾似有～。(刘义庆《世说新语·品藻》) In forming and fashioning the morals of the age,or ‘floating or sinking with the times，’ I’m no match for you. But in discoursing on policies handed down by the ancients for the rule of kings and hegemons,or reviewing the strategic moments of history when ‘prosperity or calamity hung in the balance’ I would seem to be more capable than you.
一日之长yī rì zhī chángbe a day or so older
❍ 以吾一日长乎尔，毋吾以也。(《论语·先进》) Though I am a day or so older than you,do not think of that. 一日之长yi ri zhi changslight superiority |