能硬能软，才是好汉能硬能軟，才是好漢能硬能軟，才是好漢

able to be hard and able to be soft: that's a true hero

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: A capable person judges the situation and knows when to be firm and when to yield. Approving.

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Simplified: 能硬能软，才是好汉
Traditional (Taiwan): 能硬能軟，才是好漢
Pinyin: néng yìng néng ruǎn, cái shì hǎohàn
Bopomofo: ㄋㄥˊ ㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄢˇ，ㄘㄞˊ ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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