柔茹刚吐 — “To bully the weak and yield to the strong”
柔茹刚吐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bully the weak and yield to the strong”. To intimidate the timid and defer to the powerful. Literally, “Ingest the soft, spit out the hard”.
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柔茹刚吐 Pronunciation and Pinyin
柔茹刚吐 Character Breakdown
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他总是对新人大呼小叫，对上司却唯唯诺诺，这真是典型的柔茹刚吐。
He always shouts at new employees but is obsequious to his superiors, which is a typical example of bullying the weak and yielding to the strong.
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Synonyms of 柔茹刚吐
More idioms starting with 柔
- róu柔zhōng中yǒu有gāng刚outwardly gentle, inwardly firm
- róu柔shēng声xià下qì气speak softly and humbly
- róu柔mèi媚jiāo娇qiào俏gentle, charming, delicate, and pretty
- róu柔xīn心ruò弱gǔ骨gentle and mild-mannered by nature
- róu柔qíng情sì似shuǐ水tender feelings like water
- róu柔qíng情xiá侠gǔ骨tender-hearted yet chivalrous
- róu柔qíng情mèi媚tài态tender and enchanting demeanor
- róu柔qíng情mì密yì意tender and intimate feelings
- róu柔qíng情chuò绰tài态tender and graceful demeanor
- róu柔qíng情mì蜜yì意tender and sweet affection
- róu柔nuò懦guǎ寡duàn断soft, weak, and indecisive
- róu柔zhī枝nèn嫩yè叶delicate graceful beautiful young woman
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Open the tool →Questions about 柔茹刚吐
What does 柔茹刚吐 mean?
柔茹刚吐 (róu rú gāng tǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bully the weak and yield to the strong”.
How do you pronounce 柔茹刚吐?
柔茹刚吐 is pronounced róu rú gāng tǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 柔茹刚吐 literally mean?
Literally, 柔茹刚吐 means “Ingest the soft, spit out the hard”. It is used to mean “to bully the weak and yield to the strong”.
What is the Chinese definition of 柔茹刚吐?
软的吃下去，硬的吐出来。比喻欺软怕硬。