刚柔并济 — Chinese idiom
刚柔并济
gāng róu bìng jì
Traditional: 剛柔並濟
Meaning
- to couple strength and gentleness
Character by character
- 刚gānghard, strong, tough; just, barely
- 柔róusoft, supple; gentle; flexible
- 并bìngto combine, to annex; also, what's more
- 济jìto aid, to help, to relieve; to ferry across
Idioms sharing a character
- 以柔克刚 yǐ róu kè gāng
- 刚愎自用 gāng bì zì yòng
- 刚毅木讷 gāng yì mù nè
- 血气方刚 xuè qì fāng gāng
- 金刚怒目 jīn gāng nù mù
- 柔情侠骨 róu qíng xiá gǔ
- 柔情脉脉 róu qíng mò mò
- 柔肠寸断 róu cháng cùn duàn
- 并肩作战 bìng jiān zuò zhàn
- 并驾齐驱 bìng jià qí qū
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