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外寬內忌

简外宽内忌 · 繁外寬內忌

Mandarin · pinyin wài kuān nèi jì

magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)

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外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
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內: nèi · inside, interior; domestic
忌: jì · jealous, envious; fear
宽: kuān · broad, wide; spacious, vast
内: nèi · inside

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4–1–4–4 · wai4 kuan1 nei4 ji4

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ngoi6 fun1 noi6 gei6

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