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軟硬兼施 (jyun5 ngaang6 gim1 si1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

軟硬兼施 (jyun5 ngaang6 gim1 si1, ruǎn yìng jiān shī) — use both carrot and stick; use gentle methods and force; an iron hand in a velvet glove

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 軟弱無能 (jyun5 joek6 mou4 nang4) — weak and incompetent
• 軟性毒品 (jyun5 sing3 duk6 ban2) — soft drugs
• 軟𢴈𢴈 (jyun5 daat3 daat3) — soft; pulpy; tender
• 軟熟 (jyun5 suk6) — soft and fluffy (spoken)
• 軟皮蛇 (jyun5 pei4 se4) — (slang) someone who is apathetic and slack, who gives no regards to the critici…
• 軟硬天師 (jyun5 ngaang6 tin1 si1) — 'Softhard', a rap duo in Hong Kong

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