四两能拨千斤重四兩能撥千斤重四兩能撥千斤重

four ounces can move a thousand catties

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: The weak can beat the strong given the right method or conditions. Approving.

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Simplified: 四两能拨千斤重
Traditional (Taiwan): 四兩能撥千斤重
Pinyin: sì liǎng néng bō qiānjīn zhòng
Bopomofo: ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄥˊ ㄅㄛㄑㄧㄢㄐㄧㄣㄓㄨㄥˋ

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

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