卒强吏弱 zú qiáng lì ruò

zú qiáng lì ruò phrase the soldiers are strong but the officers are weak
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Notes: Quote: from the Warring States period text 孫子兵法 “Art of War” by Sunzi, section 10 (Amies 2021 tr.; see also tr. by Giles 1910, p. 105)