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外圆内方

wài yuán nèi fāng

4-character word Traditional 外圓內方

What 外圆内方 means

1. lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
2. fig. velvet glove

The characters in 外圆内方

• 外wàioutside; in addition; foreign
• 圆yuáncircle; round; circular
• 内nèiinside; inner; internal
• 方fāngsquare; power or involution (math.); upright

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