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恩威並重
ēn​wēi​bìng​zhòng

carrot and stick

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
恩威并重 恩威並重 ēn​wēi​bìng​zhòng
carrot and stick
to apply both kindness and severity; to balance mercy with authority; exercise of both favor and intimidation

Frequency

Written text
0.028 per million

Cross-References

Synonym

  • 剿抚兼施 jiǎo​fǔ​jiān​shī

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)