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The Chinese idiom 「以弱製強」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

With: use, rely on. Weak: weak. System: uniform. Rely on the weak to subdue the strong. Also known as “using the weak to kill the strong.”

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yǐ ruò zhì qiáng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yi5 yeuk6 jai3 keung4

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