| 违强凌弱 | wéi qiáng líng ruò | to avoid the strong and attack the weak (idiom); to bully / also written 违强陵弱 | 
| 违 | wéi | to disobey / to violate / to separate / to go against | 
| 强 | Qiáng | surname Qiang | 
| 强 | jiàng | stubborn / unyielding | 
| 强 | qiáng | strong / powerful / better / slightly more than / vigorous / violent / best in their category, e.g. see 百强 | 
| 强 | qiǎng | to force / to compel / to strive / to make an effort | 
| 强 | jiàng | variant of 强 | 
| 强 | qiáng | variant of 强 | 
| 强 | qiǎng | variant of 强 | 
| 凌 | Líng | surname Ling | 
| 凌 | líng | to approach / to rise high / thick ice / to insult or maltreat | 
| 弱 | ruò | weak; feeble / young / inferior; not as good as / (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than |