"柔能く剛を制す" meaning in All languages combined

See 柔能く剛を制す on Wiktionary

Proverb [日本語]

Forms: 柔(じゅう)能(よ)く剛(ごう)を制(せい)す [canonical]
  1. 柔らかくしなやかな者こそが、かえって剛強な者に勝つことができるという意。
    Sense id: ja-柔能く剛を制す-ja-proverb-HEhSVfuw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 堅い木は折れる, 柳に雪折れなし
Categories (other): 日本語, 日本語 ことわざ
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    "『三略』「柔能制剛、弱能制強」の句より、普通に読み下せば「(やり方によっては)柔和な者でも剛直な者を制御することが出来るし、弱い者でも強い者を制御することが出来る」という意味であり、「柔らかくしなやかな者こそが」という意味はない。"
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