刚柔并济 in English gang1 rou2 bing4 ji4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to couple strength and gentleness (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

刚 柔 并 济

Traditional Characters

剛 柔 並 濟

Pinyin

gang1 rou2 bing4 ji4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

刚gang1hard 柔rou2soft 并bing4and 济ji4used in place names associated with the Ji River 濟水|济水[Ji3 Shui3]