外圓內方
wài​yuán​nèi​fāng

gentle but firm

  • created reference approved 外圆内方/外圓內方 → 色厉内荏/色厲內荏 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    外圆内方 / 外圓內方 wài​yuán​nèi​fāng

    色厉内荏 / 色厲內荏 sè​lì​nèi​rěn

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 外圆内方/外圓內方 · wài​yuán​nèi​fāng · gentle but firm — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    外圆内方 / 外圓內方

    wài​yuán​nèi​fāng

    gentle but firm

    Describes a person who is flexible and easy to get along with on the outside, but firm in principle and strong-willed on the inside

    外 (literal) → 外 · wài · outside 圆 (literal) → 圆/圓 · yuán · satisfactory 内 (literal) → 内/內 · nèi · inside 方 (literal) → 方 · fāng · upright

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense