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inwardly strict though outwardly flexible; round outside but square inside-outwardly gentle but inwardly stern

wài yuán nèi fāng

外 圆 内 方

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inwardly strict though outwardly flexible; round outside but square inside-outwardly gentle but inwardly stern
- zhōng guó gǔ dài tóng qián de xíng zhuàng shì wài yuán nèi fāng
  中国古代铜钱的形状是外圆内方。
  Chinese ancient copper coins have a square hole inside a circle.
synonym
wài róu nèi gāng外柔内刚
antonym
wài fāng nèi yuán外方内圆

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