柔能克刚 — “Gentleness or flexibility can overcome stiffness or strength”
柔能克刚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Gentleness or flexibility can overcome stiffness or strength”. Yielding can defeat rigidity. Literally, “The soft can overcome the hard”.
柔能克刚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
柔能克刚 Character Breakdown
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- róu柔zhōng中yǒu有gāng刚outwardly gentle, inwardly firm
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- róu柔mèi媚jiāo娇qiào俏gentle, charming, delicate, and pretty
- róu柔xīn心ruò弱gǔ骨gentle and mild-mannered by nature
- róu柔qíng情sì似shuǐ水tender feelings like water
- róu柔qíng情xiá侠gǔ骨tender-hearted yet chivalrous
- róu柔qíng情mèi媚tài态tender and enchanting demeanor
- róu柔qíng情mì密yì意tender and intimate feelings
- róu柔qíng情chuò绰tài态tender and graceful demeanor
- róu柔qíng情mì蜜yì意tender and sweet affection
- róu柔nuò懦guǎ寡duàn断soft, weak, and indecisive
- róu柔zhī枝nèn嫩yè叶delicate graceful beautiful young woman
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What does 柔能克刚 mean?
柔能克刚 (róu néng kè gāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Gentleness or flexibility can overcome stiffness or strength”.
How do you pronounce 柔能克刚?
柔能克刚 is pronounced róu néng kè gāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 柔能克刚 literally mean?
Literally, 柔能克刚 means “the soft can overcome the hard”. It is used to mean “Gentleness or flexibility can overcome stiffness or strength”.
What is the Chinese definition of 柔能克刚?
指以柔弱的手段能够制服刚强的人。同“柔能制刚”。