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刚柔相济
gāng​róu​xiāng​jì

to temper force with mercy

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 刚 剛 gāng noun
    hard
    physically hard or strong
  2. 柔 róu adjective
    gentle
    (bound form) gentle; mild; yielding
  3. 相 xiāng adverb
    mutually
    each other; one another; mutually
  4. 济 濟 jì noun
    to benefit
    (bound form) to be of help or to benefit a situation