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柔能克剛

简 柔能克刚 · 繁 柔能克剛
Mandarin · pinyin róu néng kè gāng

Meanings

  1. lit. the soft can subdue the hard
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柔
róu · soft; gentle, pliant
能
néng · to be able; can, permitted to; ability
克
kè · gram; overcome; transliteration
剛
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刚
gāng · hard, tough, rigid, strong
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2–2–4–1 · rou2 neng2 ke4 gang1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau4 nang4 hak1 gong1

Cantonese word readings for 柔能克剛. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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