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軟刀子

简软刀子 · 繁軟刀子

Mandarin · pinyin ruǎn dāo zi

(lit.) the soft knife
(fig.) underhanded tactics
devious means of attack

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軟: Look up this written character
刀: dāo · knife; old coin; measure
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
软: ruǎn · soft, flexible, pliable; weak

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3–1–5 · ruan3 dao1 zi5

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jyun5 dou1 zi2

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