只可智取，不可力敌 — “One should rely on wit and strategy, not brute force”
只可智取，不可力敌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “one should rely on wit and strategy, not brute force”. Achieve victory through wisdom, not direct confrontation. Literally, “Can only win by wisdom, cannot contend by force”.
只可智取，不可力敌 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- zhǐ只zhēng争dàn旦xī夕seize every minute and second
- zhǐ只zhēng争zhāo朝xī夕Seize every minute and second
- zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火，，bù不zhǔn准bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯Double standards for those in power
- zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火，，bù不xǔ许bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯double standard for powerful vs ordinary
- zhǐ只fèng凤gū孤huáng凰a single person without a partner
- zhǐ只kě可yì意huì会，，bù不kě可yán言chuán传understood intuitively, not expressed in words
- zhǐ只tīng听lóu楼tī梯xiǎng响，，bù不jiàn见rén人xià下lai来all talk and no action
- zhī只zì字bù不tí提not mention a single word
- zhī只zì字piàn片yán言a single word or a few remarks
- zhǐ只yǐng影dān单xíng形utterly alone
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- zhǐ只shǒu手dān单quán拳a lone hand with meager power
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What does 只可智取，不可力敌 mean?
只可智取，不可力敌 (zhǐ kě zhì qǔ ， bù kě lì dí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “one should rely on wit and strategy, not brute force”.
How do you pronounce 只可智取，不可力敌?
只可智取，不可力敌 is pronounced zhǐ kě zhì qǔ ， bù kě lì dí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 只可智取，不可力敌 literally mean?
Literally, 只可智取，不可力敌 means “Can only win by wisdom, cannot contend by force”. It is used to mean “one should rely on wit and strategy, not brute force”.
What is the Chinese definition of 只可智取，不可力敌?
敌：抵挡，抵抗。只能用智谋取胜，不能以实力相拼