







粗中有细 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Meticulous and careful despite a rough or unrefined outward appearance or manner”. Literally, “Roughness within fineness”.

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Open the tool →粗中有细 (cū zhōng yǒu xì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Meticulous and careful despite a rough or unrefined outward appearance or manner”.
粗中有细 is pronounced cū zhōng yǒu xì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 粗中有细 means “Roughness within fineness”. It is used to mean “Meticulous and careful despite a rough or unrefined outward appearance or manner”.
形容人说话做事表面好象粗鲁、随便,实际上却是审慎、细心。