软硬兼施
Traditional form:
軟硬兼施
Pinyin (reading):
ruǎnyìngjiānshī
Definitions:
- use both carrot and stick
- use gentle methods and force
- an iron hand in a velvet glove
Characters:
- 软 - soft, pliable, flexible; weak
- 硬 - firm, hard, strong; obstinate
- 兼 - both, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine
- 施 - to grant, to bestow; to act; surname
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