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外圓內方
简 外圆内方 · 繁 外圓內方Mandarin · pinyin wài yuán nèi fāng
Meanings
- lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
- fig. velvet glove
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4–2–4–1 · wai4 yuan2 nei4 fang1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ngoi6 jyun4 noi6 fong1
Cantonese word readings for 外圓內方. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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ngoi6 jyun4 noi6 fong1
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