外圆内方
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom); fig. velvet glove
idiom
Traditional: 外圓內方
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Definitions
- (idiom) lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
- fig. velvet glove
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Related Words
绵里藏针(mián lǐ cáng zhēn)— lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom)
→软硬兼施(ruǎn yìng jiān shī)— use both carrot and stick
→一不做，二不休(yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū)— don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
→一丘之貉(yī qiū zhī hé)— jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
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