柔能制刚,弱能胜强柔能制剛,弱能勝強柔能制剛,弱能勝強

softness can overcome hardness, the weak can beat the strong

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: The strong shouldn't be arrogant and the weak shouldn't lose heart, since under some conditions the two can swap places. Encouraging.

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Simplified: 柔能制刚,弱能胜强
Traditional (Taiwan): 柔能制剛,弱能勝強
Pinyin: róunéngzhìgāng,ruò néng shèng qiáng
Bopomofo: ㄖㄡˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄓˋ ㄍㄤ,ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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