外强中干
外强中干
wài qiáng zhōng gān
strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
idiom
Traditional: 外強中乾
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- (idiom) strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
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Related Words
一板一眼(yī bǎn yī yǎn)— lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
→一板三眼(yī bǎn sān yǎn)— lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
→以弱胜强(yǐ ruò shèng qiáng)— using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
→力不从心(lì bù cóng xīn)— less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
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