內柔外剛

See also: 内柔外刚 and 内柔外剛

Chinese

		inside; inner; internal inside; inner; internal; within; interior	soft	outside; in addition; foreign outside; in addition; foreign; external	hard; firm; strong hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly
trad. (內柔外剛)		內	柔	外	剛
simp. (内柔外刚)		内	柔	外	刚

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nèiróuwàigāng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄟˋ ㄖㄡˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): noi⁶ jau⁴ ngoi⁶ gong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: nèiróuwàigāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄟˋ ㄖㄡˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neyrouwaygang
  - IPA ^(key): /neɪ̯⁵¹ ʐoʊ̯³⁵ u̯aɪ̯⁵¹ kɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: noi⁶ jau⁴ ngoi⁶ gong¹
  - Yale: noih yàuh ngoih gōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noi⁶ jau⁴ ngoi⁶ gong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: noi⁶ yeo⁴ ngoi⁶ gong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /nɔːy̯²² jɐu̯²¹ ŋɔːy̯²² kɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

內柔外剛

appearing tough on the outside but actually being weak-willed or gentle

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