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震 🡂 Born in storm 🡂 雷 that does not clearly distinguish between "lightning" and "thunder".

《道德經-第三十六章》

將欲歙之，必固張之；將欲弱之，必固強之；將欲廢之，必固興之；將欲奪之，必固與之。是謂微明。柔弱勝剛強。魚不可脫於淵，國之利器不可以示人。

(Minimising the light)

When one is about to take inspiration, he is sure to make a (previous) expiration; when he is going to weaken another, he will first strengthen him; when he is going to overthrow another, he will first have raised him up; when he is going to despoil another, he will first have made gifts to him: - this is called 'Hiding the light (of his procedure).'
The soft overcomes the hard, and the weak the strong.
Fishes should not be taken from the deep; instruments for the profit of a state should not be shown to the people.

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If a thing is capable of being contracted, no doubt it was previously expanded;
If a thing is capable of being weakened, no doubt it was previously strengthened.
Exaltation precedes abasement.
He who would take must first give.
This is the Secret Law,
Whereby the soft and the weak overcome the hard and the strong.
Leave the fish in the depths of the water, out of harm's way;
And leave the nation's sharpest weapons where they cannot be seen.