弓硬弦常断，人强祸必随弓硬弦常斷，人強禍必隨弓硬弦常斷，人強禍必隨

a stiff bow often snaps its string; a man too strong will meet disaster

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Warns against being overly aggressive or showing off, since disaster follows.

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Simplified: 弓硬弦常断，人强祸必随
Traditional (Taiwan): 弓硬弦常斷，人強禍必隨
Pinyin: gōng yìng xián cháng duàn, rén qiáng huò bì suí
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄥㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄙㄨㄟˊ

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

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