柔中有刚

柔中有剛
róuzhōngyǒugāng

there is strength in being gentle

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 柔 róu
  1. soft
  2. flexible
  3. supple
  4. yielding
  5. rho (Greek letter Ρρ)
2 中有 zhōngyǒu
  1. (Buddhism) bardo
  2. bardo
3 刚 gāng
  1. hard
  2. firm
  3. strong
  4. just
  5. barely
  6. exactly