强势弱彼 弱使强彼

17:57 Oct 27, 2020
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Chinese term or phrase: 强势弱彼 弱使强彼
What does 强势弱彼 弱使强彼 signify?
Chim1213
Hong Kong
Local time: 17:25


Summary of answers provided
5Strenthen this one and weaken that one
jyuan_us
4strong in one area, weak in the other. weak in one area, strong in the other
Kiet Bach
4strengthen that which is weak, and weaken that which is strong
Carolyn Batay 蔡虹虹
4strenthen this to weaken that, or the other way round
William Yang
3Play down your areas of strength; play up your areas of weakness.
Sarah Simmonds


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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Strenthen this one and weaken that one


Explanation:
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.

jyuan_us
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
强此弱彼 弱此强彼
strong in one area, weak in the other. weak in one area, strong in the other


Explanation:
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.


Kiet Bach
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
strengthen that which is weak, and weaken that which is strong


Explanation:
强势- strong
弱-weak
彼- that
使- cause

Carolyn Batay 蔡虹虹
Philippines
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1 day 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
strenthen this to weaken that, or the other way round


Explanation:
What does 强势弱彼 弱使强彼 signify?

William Yang
China
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8 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Play down your areas of strength; play up your areas of weakness.


Explanation:
It would be easier to have some context, but culturally this makes a lot of sense.

Sarah Simmonds
United States
Local time: 04:25
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