1 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
不畏强权
bù wèi qiáng quán
1 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
以弱胜强
yǐ ruò shèng qiáng
1 using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
以强凌弱
yǐ qiáng líng ruò
1 to use one's strength to bully the weak (idiom)
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
兵强马壮
bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng
1 lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)
2 fig. a well-trained and powerful army
坚强不屈
jiān qiáng bù qū
1 staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
外强中干
wài qiáng zhōng gān
1 strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
大奸似忠
dà jiān sì zhōng
1 the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)
富国强兵
fù guó qiáng bīng
1 lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times
2 Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)
差强人意
chā qiáng rén yì
1 (idiom) just passable
2 barely satisfactory
年富力强
nián fù lì qiáng
1 young and vigorous (idiom)
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
1 lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
2 the law of the jungle
强中自有强中手
qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu
1 however strong you are, there is always someone stronger (idiom)
2 there is always sth more to learn
3 never be satisfied to rest on your laurels
4 there is no room for complacency
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
1 there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
强弩之末
qiáng nǔ zhī mò
1 lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
2 fig. spent force
强忍悲痛
qiáng rěn bēi tòng
1 to try hard to suppress one's grief (idiom)
强扭的瓜不甜
qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián
1 lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
2 fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
强词夺理
qiǎng cí duó lǐ
1 to twist words and force logic (idiom)
2 sophistry
3 loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
4 shoving false arguments down people's throats
强龙不压地头蛇
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé
1 lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
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