柔能制刚
róu​néng​zhì​gāng

the soft can overcome the hard

  • created sense approved 柔能制刚/柔能制剛 · róu​néng​zhì​gāng · the soft can overcome the hard — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    柔能制刚 / 柔能制剛

    róu​néng​zhì​gāng

    the soft can overcome the hard

    (variant form) softness can overcome hardness; yielding overcomes force

    柔 (literal) → 柔 · róu · gentle 能 (literal) → 能 · néng · can 制 (literal) → 制 · zhì · to control 刚 (literal) → 刚/剛 · gāng · hard

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    created sense