外弛内张
wài​chí​nèi​zhāng

relaxed on the outside but tense inside

  • created sense approved 外弛内张/外弛內張 · wài​chí​nèi​zhāng · relaxed on the outside but tense inside — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    外弛内张 / 外弛內張

    wài​chí​nèi​zhāng

    relaxed on the outside but tense inside

    appearing to be calm or relaxed on the surface while actually being in a state of high tension or urgency

    外 (literal) → 外 · wài · outside 弛 (literal) → 弛 · chí · to relax 内 (literal) → 内/內 · nèi · inside 张 (literal) → 张/張 · zhāng · tense

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    created sense