弯弯扁担压不断彎彎扁擔壓不斷彎彎扁擔壓不斷

a curved carrying pole can't be pressed to breaking

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A person who can be both soft and firm and adapt to circumstances will never be beaten. Approving of flexibility. Compare "bend like the reed, not break like the oak".

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Simplified: 弯弯扁担压不断
Traditional (Taiwan): 彎彎扁擔壓不斷
Pinyin: wānwān biǎndan yā búduàn
Bopomofo: ㄨㄢㄨㄢㄅㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄉㄢㄧㄚㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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