以柔克刚
Traditional form:
以柔克剛
Pinyin (reading):
yǐróukègāng
Definitions:
- to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
Characters:
- 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
- 柔 - soft, supple; gentle; flexible
- 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
- 刚 - hard, strong, tough; just, barely
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