ruǎn dāo zidictionary entry
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(lit.) the soft knife / (fig.) underhanded tactics / devious means of attack
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軟刀子 软刀子 [ruan3 dao1 zi5] /(lit.) the soft knife/(fig.) underhanded tactics/devious means of attack/

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