敌强用智，敌弱用势敵強用智，敵弱用勢敵強用智，敵弱用勢

when the enemy is strong use wits; when the enemy is weak use force

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Against a strong opponent win by strategy; against a weak one win by overwhelming power. A piece of military and competitive advice.

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Simplified: 敌强用智，敌弱用势
Traditional (Taiwan): 敵強用智，敵弱用勢
Pinyin: dí qiáng yòng zhì, díruò yòng shì
Bopomofo: ㄉㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄓˋ，ㄉㄧˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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