宽猛相济
kuān​měng​xiāng​jì

to balance leniency with severity

  • created sense approved 宽猛相济/寬猛相濟 · kuān​měng​xiāng​jì · to balance leniency with severity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宽猛相济 / 寬猛相濟

    kuān​měng​xiāng​jì

    to balance leniency with severity

    to use a proper mixture of gentleness and strictness; to balance leniency and severity in order to achieve effective governance or results

    宽 (literal) → 宽/寬 · kuān · lenient 猛 (literal) → 猛 · měng · fierce 相 (literal) → 相 · xiāng · mutually 济 (literal) → 济/濟 · jì · to benefit

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