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strong in appearance but weak in reality; outwardly strong but inwardly weak; fierce of visage and faint of heart; strong on the outside but dry on the inside

wài qiáng zhōng gān

外 强 中 干

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derogstrong in appearance but weak in reality; outwardly strong but inwardly weak; fierce of visage and faint of heart; strong on the outside but dry on the inside
- fǎn dòng pài dōu shì wài qiáng zhōng gān de zhǐ lǎo hǔ
  反动派都是外强中干的纸老虎。
  All reactionaries are paper tigers, which look strong, but are really weak.
- wǒ jué de wǒ xiàn zài shì wài qiáng zhōng gān
  我觉得我现在是“外强中干”。
  I am "outwardly strong and inwardly weak".
synonym
xū yǒu qí biǎo虚有其表 sè lì nèi rěn色厉内荏 yáng zhì hǔ pí羊质虎皮 wài qiáng zhōng jí外强中瘠 wài lì nèi rěn外厉内荏 wài qiáng nèi ruò外强内弱

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