外柔内刚
wài​róu​nèi​gāng

outwardly yielding but inwardly firm

  • created sense approved 外柔内刚/外柔內剛 · wài​róu​nèi​gāng · outwardly yielding but inwardly firm — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    外柔内刚 / 外柔內剛

    wài​róu​nèi​gāng

    outwardly yielding but inwardly firm

    Describing someone who appears soft or gentle on the outside but possesses great inner strength and resolve; outwardly mild but inwardly stubborn

    外 (literal) → 外 · wài · outside 柔 (literal) → 柔 · róu · gentle 内 (literal) → 内/內 · nèi · inside 刚 (literal) → 刚/剛 · gāng · resolute

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

    created sense