文能克武，柔能克刚文能克武，柔能克剛文能克武，柔能克剛

the civil can overcome the martial; the soft can overcome the hard

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Cleverness can beat brute force, and gentleness can overcome toughness. Approving; compare 'the pen is mightier than the sword'.

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Simplified: 文能克武，柔能克刚
Traditional (Taiwan): 文能克武，柔能克剛
Pinyin: wén néng kè wǔ, róunéngkègāng
Bopomofo: ㄨㄣˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄎㄜˋ ㄨˇ，ㄖㄡˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄎㄜˋ ㄍㄤ

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

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