the hard is lost
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ǐ w á ngsh é C ú n, which means that the hard one is easy to break and the soft one can always be preserved. From Shuoyuan Jingshen.
Analysis of Idioms
Soft can overcome hard, teeth open tongue exist
Idiom usage
Don't you know the reason why the teeth die and the tongue survives?
The origin of Idioms
In Shuoyuan Jingshen written by Liu Xiang of Han Dynasty: "is it not because of the softness of a man's tongue? Is it not because of its hardness that teeth die? "
Chinese PinYin : chǐ wáng shé cún
the hard is lost
hide one 's capacities and bide one 's time. tāo guāng yǐn huì
do one 's utmost to hold one 's own opinion against that of the majority. lì pái zhòng yì
pay no attention to another's advice. yǐ guī wéi tiàn
a just cause enjoys abundant support. dé dào duō zhù
ride the wind and cleave the waves. cháng fēng pò làng