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[外剛內柔] wàigāngnèiróu soft on the inside despite one's hard shell
appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability
also written 內柔外剛
>内柔外刚[nèi róu wài gāng]

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        wàimiàn, outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)/surface/exterior/external appearanc...
        lìngwài, additional/in addition/besides/separate/other/moreover/furthermore
        wài, outside/in addition/foreign/external
        yìwài, unexpected/accident/mishap/CL:個|个[gè]
        zhīwài, outside/excluding
        wàitào, coat/jacket/CL:件[jiàn]
        yǐwài, apart from/other than/except for/external/outside of/on the other side of/beyond
        wàixīngrén, space alien/extraterrestrial
        wàikē, surgery (branch of medicine)
        wàibiǎo, external/outside/outward appearance
        éwài, [額外], extra/added/additional
        wàipó, (coll.) mother's mother/maternal grandmother
        wàiyù, extramarital affair
        lìwài, exception/to be an exception
        chúcǐzhīwài, apart from this/in addition to this
        xiāoyáofǎwài, [逍遙法外], unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution/getting away with it ...
        wàiguó, [外國], foreign (country)/CL:個|个[gè]
        
        ménwài, [門外], outside the door
        cǐwài, besides/in addition/moreover/furthermore
        guówài, [國外], abroad/external (affairs)/overseas/foreign
        wàichū, to go out/to go away (on a trip etc)
        wàijiè, the outside world/external
        wàijiāo, diplomacy/diplomatic/foreign affairs/CL:個|个[gè]
        wàijiā, in addition/extra
        wàigōng, (coll.) mother's father/maternal grandfather
        hǎiwài, overseas/abroad
        wàitou, [外頭], outside/out
        hùwài, [戶外], outdoor
        wàibù, external part/external
        wàibian, [外邊], outside/outer surface/abroad/place other than one's home
        yěwài, countryside/areas outside the city
        wàiguórén, [外國人], foreigner
        wàiyī, outer clothing/semblance/appearance
        wàihào, [外號], nickname
        wàiqín, field work/field personnel/any occupation that involves a great deal of field wo...
        wàishēng, sister's son/wife's sibling's son
        wàilái, [外來], external/foreign/outside
        wàirén, outsider/foreigner/stranger
        wàishāng, [外傷], injury/wound/trauma
        duìwài, [對外], external/foreign/pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)
        wàiwéi, [外圍], surrounding
        chéngwài, outside of a city
        wàimào, profile/appearance
        wàixíng, figure/shape/external form/contour
        géwài, especially/particularly
        chúwài, to exclude/not including sth (when counting or listing)/except for
        wàiké, [外殼], envelope/outer shell/hull/cover/case
        wàidì, parts of the country other than where one is
        jiāowài, outskirts
        wàiháng, layman/amateur
        
线         hóngwàixiàn, [紅外線], infrared ray
        shìwài, outdoor
        wàisūn, [外孫], daughter's son/grandson/descendant via the female line
        zhìshēnshìwài, not to get involved/to stay out of it
        wàijiāoguān, diplomat
        
        jùzhīménwài, [拒之門外], to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
        wàiyǔ, [外語], foreign language/CL:門|门[mén]
        hóngwài, [紅外], infrared (ray)
        kèwài, [課外], extracurricular
        wàikuài, extra income
线         zǐwàixiàn, [紫外線], ultraviolet ray
        wàisūnnǚ, [外孫女], daughter's daughter/granddaughter
        wàizǔmǔ, mother's mother/maternal grandmother
        wàidài, [外帶], take-out (fast food)/(outer part of) tire/as well/besides/into the bargain/outer...
        wàizài, external/extrinsic
        wàichuán/wàizhuàn, [外傳], to tell others (a secret)/to divulge to an outsider/to be rumored, unofficial bi...
        wàiguān, [外觀], exterior appearance/to view sth from the outside/exterior condition
        Wàijiāobù, Ministry of Foreign Affairs/foreign office/Dept. of State
        wàizǔfù, maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)
        wàidìrén, stranger/outsider
        hàowài, [號外], (newspaper) extra/special number (of a periodical)
        wàixiè, to leak (usually secret information)
        
线         wàixiàn, [外線], (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position/(telephony) outside line/...
        shìwàitáoyuán, see 桃花源[táo huā yuán]
        hūnwàiliàn, [婚外戀], see 婚外情[hūn wài qíng]
        wàiláiyǔ, [外來語], loanword
        jiànwài, [見外], to regard sb as an outsider
        wàicéng, [外層], outer layer/outer shell
        kāiwài, [開外], over and above (some amount)/beyond (budget)
        wàishengnǚ, sister's daughter/wife's sibling's daughter
        xiàowài, off campus
        huàwàiyīn, [畫外音], voice-over/background narration
        
        
        jìngwài, outside (a country's) borders
        nèiwài, [內外], inside and outside/domestic and foreign/approximately/about
        chūwài, to go out/to leave for another place
        wàicháng/wàichǎng, [外場], outside world/society, outer area (of a place that has an inner area)/dining are...
        lǐlǐwàiwài, [裡裡外外], inside and out
        wàihuì, [外匯], foreign (currency) exchange
        wàicè, [外側], outer side
        ménwàihàn, [門外漢], layman
        wàilì, external force/pressure from outside
        
        wàipí, outer skin/carapace
        wàihǎi, offshore/open sea
        xǐchūwàngwài, to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)/overjoyed at the turn of events
        
        wàiyuán, external help/foreign aid
        yánwàizhīyì, unspoken implication (idiom)/the actual meaning of what was said
        
        wàiláirén, [外來人], foreigner
        júwài, outside (a group etc)/not connected (with an event etc)/external
        lǎowài, (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person)/layman/amateur
        wàiwù, [外務], foreign affairs
        wàiliú, outflow/to flow out/to drain
        zhōngwài, Sino-foreign/Chinese-foreign/home and abroad
        
        wàixiàng, Foreign Minister
        
        jiǔxiāoyúnwài, [九霄雲外], beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)/unimaginably far away
        páiwài, xenophobic/anti-foreigner
        wàijí, foreign (i.e. of foreign nationality)
        
        zhìzhīdùwài, to give no thought to/to have no regard for/to disregard
        
        
        wàigǔgé, exoskeleton (the carapace of insects, crabs etc)
        wàijiāojiā, diplomat
        bùwàihū, nothing else but
        
        fènwài, exceptionally/not one's responsibility or job
        
        zǐwài, ultraviolet (ray)
        wàibì, [外幣], foreign currency
        wàishì, foreign affairs
        wàiyòng, external
        wàiwén, foreign language (written)
        wàilù, exposed/appearing on the outside
        guónèiwài, [國內外], domestic and international/at home and abroad
        zǐwàiguāng, ultraviolet light
        wàixiàng, extroverted (personality)/(economics etc) export-oriented
        wàijiāobùzhǎng, [外交部長], minister of foreign affairs
        
        bùwài, not beyond the scope of/nothing more than
        
        
        
        jiéwàishēngzhī, [節外生枝], a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising
        wàitáo, to flee abroad/to run away/to desert/outflow
        wàijiān, [外間], outer room/the external world/outside
        wàimào, [外貿], foreign trade
        wàibīn, [外賓], foreign guest/international visitor
        
        wàiguà, [外掛], attached externally (e.g. fuel tank)/plug-in/add-on/special software used to che...
        
        lǐwài, [裡外], inside and out/or so
        wàiqiángzhōnggān, [外強中乾], strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
        wàijiāodàchén, Foreign Secretary/(UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
        wàixiāngrén, [外鄉人], a stranger/out-of-towner
        
        wàizhài, [外債], foreign debt
        
        
        shēnwàizhīwù, mere worldly possessions
        Dàowài, Daowai district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Hā ěr bīn] in Heilongjiang
        
        wàiqiáo, [外僑], foreigner
        
        wàibàn, [外辦], foreign affairs office
        
        
        wàizhǎng, [外長], foreign minister/secretary of state/minister of foreign affairs
        wàixiāo, [外銷], to export/to sell abroad
        
        
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        wàixiàngxíng, export-oriented (economic model)
        shèwài, concerning foreigners or foreign affairs
        
        wàiguóyǔ, [外國語], foreign language
        wàifēnmì, exocrine/external secretion (e.g. saliva)
        
        
        
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        wàidiàn, [外電], reports from foreign news agencies
        wàihuàn, foreign aggression
        
        wàifū, to apply externally
        
        
        
        
        
        wàiěrdào, external auditory meatus/auditory canal, between the outer ear 外耳 and tympanum 鼓...
        wàisūnzi, [外孫子], (coll.) daughter's son/grandson
        wàishè, [外設], peripherals
        wàizī, [外資], foreign investment
        
        
        
        hǎinèiwài, [海內外], domestic and international/at home and abroad
        wàiyán, extension (semantics)
        wàilù, see 外地[wài dì]
        
        wàiěr, outer ear
        

        gāng, [剛], hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly
        gānggang, [剛剛], just recently/just a moment ago
        gāngcái, [剛才]/[剛纔], just now/a moment ago, (just) a moment ago
        gānghǎo, [剛好], just/exactly/to happen to be
        Jīngāng/jīngāng, [金剛], King Kong, diamond/(used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythica...
        Gāngguǒ, [剛果], Congo
        
        gāngqiǎo, [剛巧], by chance/by coincidence/by good luck
        
        yánggāng, [陽剛], manly/masculine
        
        xuèqìfānggāng, [血氣方剛], full of sap (idiom); young and vigorous
        
        
        
        
        gāngyì, [剛毅], resolute/steadfast/stalwart
        
        
        jīngāngshí, [金剛石], diamond/also called 鑽石|钻石[zuàn shí]
        
        
        gāngzhèngbùē, [剛正不阿], upright and plainspoken
        
        gāngqiáng, [剛強], firm/unyielding
        gāngbìzìyòng, [剛愎自用], obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
        
        yǐróukègāng, [以柔克剛], to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        gāngzhèng, [剛正], honest/upright
        gāngxìng, [剛性], rigidity
        
        
        
        
        
        tiāngāngliàng, [天剛亮], daybreak
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        gāngdù, [剛度], stiffness
        
        
        gāngliè, [剛烈], resolute and upright in character/unyielding/staunch
        
        gāngbì, [剛愎], headstrong/perverse
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        nèi, [內], inside/inner/internal/within/interior
        nèixīn, [內心], heart/innermost being/(math.) incenter
        nèiróng, [內容], content/substance/details/CL:個|个[gè],項|项[xiàng]
        zhīnèi, [之內], inside/within
        nèibù, [內部], interior/inside (part, section)/internal
        nèikù, [內褲], underpants/panties/briefs
        tǐnèi, [體內], within the body/in vivo (vs in vitro)/internal to
        nèiyī, [內衣], undergarment/underwear/CL:件[jiàn]
        nèijiù, [內疚], guilty conscience/to feel a twinge of guilt
        guónèi, [國內], domestic/internal (to a country)/civil
        nèizài, [內在], inner/internal/intrinsic/innate
        zàinèi, [在內], (included) in it/among them
        shìnèi, [室內], indoor
        nèizhàn, [內戰], civil war
        
        nèizàng, [內臟], internal organs/viscera
        yǐnèi, [以內], within/less than
        nèimù, [內幕], inside story/non-public information/behind the scenes/internal
        nèigé, [內閣], (government) cabinet
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        nèijiān, [內奸], undiscovered traitor/enemy within one's own ranks
        Nèiwùbù, [內務部], Ministry of Internal Affairs
        Wěinèiruìlā, [委內瑞拉], Venezuela
        Rìnèiwǎ, [日內瓦], Geneva, Switzerland
        Nèihuádá, [內華達], Nevada, US state
        Nèihuádázhōu, [內華達州], Nevada, US state
        nèichūxuè, [內出血], internal bleeding/internal hemorrhage
        Nèibùlāsījiā, [內布拉斯加], Nebraska, US state
        nèihán, [內涵], meaningful content/implication/connotation (semantics)/inner qualities (of a per...
        nèiqíng, [內情], inside story/inside information
        jìngnèi, [境內], within the borders/internal (to a country, province, city etc)/domestic
        
        
        
        
        
        Lǐyuērènèilú, [里約熱內盧], Rio de Janeiro
        nèizhèng, [內政], internal affairs (of a country)
        nèiwù, [內務], internal affairs/domestic affairs/family affairs/(trad.) affairs within the pala...
        
        
        
        nèikē, [內科], internal medicine/general medicine
        
        nèihòng, [內訌], internal strife
        nèilù, [內陸], inland/interior
        nèishāng, [內傷], internal injury/disorder of internal organs (due to improper nutrition, overexer...
        
        nèicún, [內存], internal storage/computer memory/random access memory (RAM)
        shìnèi, [市內], inside the city
        nèiháng, [內行], expert/adept/experienced/an expert/a professional
        
        
        Nèiluóbì, [內羅畢], Nairobi, capital of Kenya
        
        nèiwài, [內外], inside and outside/domestic and foreign/approximately/about
        
        
        nèihé, [內核], kernel (computer science)
        dǎngnèi, [黨內], within the party (esp. Chinese communist party)
        Xiàonèi/xiàonèi, [校內], Xiaonei (Chinese social network website), on-campus/intramural
        nèifēnmì, [內分泌], endocrine (internal secretion, e.g. hormone)
        nèikuījìng, [內窺鏡], endoscope
        Yuēhànnèisībǎo, [約翰內斯堡], Johannesburg, South Africa
        fènnèi, [分內], one's job or duty/within one's remit
        
        nèizhèngbùzhǎng, [內政部長], Minister of the Interior
        báinèizhàng, [白內障], cataract (ophthalmology)
        nèidìng, [內定], to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later/to decid...
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        nèiěr, [內耳], inner ear
        Jīnèiyà, [幾內亞], Guinea
        
        Sàinèijiāěr, [塞內加爾], Senegal
        
        Nèidì/nèidì, [內地], mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as...
        Kǎnèijī, [卡內基], Carnegie (name)/Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), Scots American steel millionaire an...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        nèirén, [內人], my wife (humble)
        
        
        
        
        nèixiàng, [內向], reserved (personality)/introverted/(economics etc) domestic-oriented
        
        
        Hénèi, [河內], Hanoi, capital of Vietnam
        
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        nèiluàn, [內亂], internal disorder/civil strife/civil unrest
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        nèichéng, [內城], inner castle/donjon
        nèixǐng, [內省], to reflect upon oneself/introspection
        
        nèiránjī, [內燃機], internal combustion engine
        
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        hǎinèi, [海內], the whole world/throughout the land/everything under the sun
        
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        nèifēnmìxiàn, [內分泌腺], endocrine gland/gland producing internal secretion, e.g. hormone
        
        
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        duìnèi, [對內], internal/national/domestic (policy)
        
        
        
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        Hābóluónèi, [哈博羅內], Gaborone, capital of Botswana
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        xiánnèizhù, [賢內助], (said of sb else's wife) a good wife
        
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        nèidì, [內弟], wife's younger brother
        nèishì, [內室], inner room/bedroom
        
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        nèixū, [內需], domestic demand
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        niánnèi, [年內], during the current year
        
        
        Mònèi, [莫內], Taiwan equivalent of 莫奈[Mò nài]
        
        
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        wēnróu, [溫柔], gentle and soft/tender
        róuruǎn, [柔軟], soft
        róu, soft/flexible/supple/yielding/rho (Greek letter Ρρ)
        róudào, judo
        róuhé, gentle/soft
        qīngróu, [輕柔], soft/gentle/pliable
        róuruò, weak/delicate
        róuqíng, gentle feelings/tender sentiments
        yōuróuguǎduàn, [優柔寡斷], indecisive/irresolute
        róuměi, gentle and beautiful
        róushùn, [柔順], gentle and agreeable/supple/yielding
        róurèn, [柔韌], pliable and tough/supple and strong/flexible
        
        yīnróu, [陰柔], gentle and reserved/soft/feminine
        
        
        róuqíngsìshuǐ, tender and soft as water/deeply attached to sb
        róunèn, tender/delicate (texture)
        róuxìng, flexibility
        róushù, [柔術], jujitsu/contortion (performance art)
怀         Huáiróu/huáiróu, [懷柔], Huairou rural district of Beijing, formerly Huairou county, to conciliate/to app...
        róumèi, gentle and lovely/charming
        yǐróukègāng, [以柔克剛], to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        

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