- use both carrot and stick
- use gentle methods and force
- an iron hand in a velvet glove
Characters
- 软 (軟): soft; flexible
- 硬 (硬): hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial
- 兼 (兼): double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
- 施 (施): surname Shi
Resources
- Wiktionary: 软硬兼施
- MDBG: 软硬兼施
- Examples with 软硬兼施 on Tatoeba
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