以柔克刚 in English yi3 rou2 ke4 gang1 Meaning

Meanings

• to use softness to conquer strength (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

yi3 rou2 ke4 gang1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

以yi3old variant of 以[yi3] 柔rou2soft 克ke4abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia 刚gang1hard