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外刚内柔

wài gāng nèi róu

4-character word Traditional 外剛內柔

What 外刚内柔 means

  1. soft on the inside despite one's hard shell
  2. appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability
  3. also written {内柔外刚|nèi róu wài gāng}

The characters in 外刚内柔

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