柴经不起百斧，人经不起百语柴經不起百斧，人經不起百語柴經不起百斧，人經不起百語

firewood can't withstand a hundred axe blows; a person can't withstand a hundred remarks

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: As the book explains it, repeated kind words can change a person's attitude, so persistent persuasion works.

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Simplified: 柴经不起百斧，人经不起百语
Traditional (Taiwan): 柴經不起百斧，人經不起百語
Pinyin: chái jīngbùqǐ bǎi fǔ, rén jīngbùqǐ bǎi yǔ
Bopomofo: ㄔㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄥㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄨˇ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄩˇ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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