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以柔制剛
ji5 jau4 zai3 gong1 |
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soft and fair goes far; use soft technique to subdue brute force [literal] use gentleness to subjugate hardness Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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以柔制剛 / 以柔制刚 | ||
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Characters in this word:以 ji5 - by means of; because of柔 jau4 - soft; tender; gentle; yielding 制 zai3 - establish; set up; control 剛 gong1 - hard; rigid; just; barely |
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