Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「柔能製剛」, explained here.
Today’s idiom is 「柔能製剛」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
It means that a strong person can be subdued by weak means. Also known as “The soft can overcome the hard, the weak can overcome the strong.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
róu néng zhì gāng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yau4 nang4 jai3 gong1
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