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外彊中乾
wài​qiáng​zhōng​gān

tough outside but weak inside

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

外彊中乾 wài​qiáng​zhōng​gān tough outside but weak inside

(variant form) strong in appearance but weak in reality; appearing powerful but lacking substance

References

variant 外强中干/外強中乾 → 外彊中乾/外彊中乾
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