Oct 27, 2020 17:57
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Chinese term
强势弱彼 弱使强彼
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What does 强势弱彼 弱使强彼 signify?
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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Strenthen this one and weaken that one
There seems to be typos in the phrase, and it should be understood this way:
强此弱彼，
Strenthen this one and weaken that one.
Strenthen this one to weaken that one.
弱此强彼weaken this one and strenthen that one/weaken this one to strenthen that one.
强此弱彼，
Strenthen this one and weaken that one.
Strenthen this one to weaken that one.
弱此强彼weaken this one and strenthen that one/weaken this one to strenthen that one.
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Chinese term (edited):
强此弱彼 弱此强彼
strong in one area, weak in the other. weak in one area, strong in the other
It should be 强此弱彼 弱此强彼 or 此强彼弱 此弱彼强.
Another way to translate:
showing strength in one area, weakness in the other. showing weakness in one area, strength in the other.
Example:
投资市场强此弱彼。股票的表现很好，债卷就不行。
The investment market is showing strength in one area, weakness in the other. Stocks are doing very well, but bonds are not.
Another way to translate:
showing strength in one area, weakness in the other. showing weakness in one area, strength in the other.
Example:
投资市场强此弱彼。股票的表现很好，债卷就不行。
The investment market is showing strength in one area, weakness in the other. Stocks are doing very well, but bonds are not.
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Carolyn Batay 蔡虹虹
Philippines
Philippines
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Philippines
Chinese English/Filipino Interpreter
Native in: Chinese (Variants: Mandarin, Hokkien, Traditional, Simplified) 
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese, Tagalog to Chinese, and 6 more.
strengthen that which is weak, and weaken that which is strong
强势- strong
弱-weak
彼- that
使- cause
弱-weak
彼- that
使- cause
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William Yang
China
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China
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Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, Chinese
strenthen this to weaken that, or the other way round
What does 强势弱彼 弱使强彼 signify?
8 days
Play down your areas of strength; play up your areas of weakness.
It would be easier to have some context, but culturally this makes a lot of sense.
Discussion
“彼强使弱，彼弱使强”？
初次感觉是，大致意思是你强他就弱，你弱他就强，要表达一种相对论的观点，要强势，不然人善被人欺。