外刚内柔(wài gāng nèi róu)

4 charactersTrad. 外剛內柔

soft on the inside despite one's hard shell

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Word information

Pinyin
wài gāng nèi róu
Meaning
soft on the inside despite one's hard shell
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
外剛內柔

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