刚柔相济 — “To combine firmness with flexibility”
刚柔相济 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to combine firmness with flexibility”. To blend strength with gentleness. Literally, “firmness and gentleness mutually adjust”.
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刚柔相济 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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在教育孩子方面，老师需要刚柔相济，既要有严格的纪律，也要有温柔的引导。
In educating children, a teacher needs to combine firmness with gentleness, having both strict discipline and tender guidance.
Idioms Related to 刚柔相济
Antonyms of 刚柔相济
More idioms starting with 刚
- gāng刚zhōng中róu柔wài外outwardly gentle but inwardly firm
- gāng刚kè克róu柔kè克adapt approach with firmness or gentleness
- gāng刚bì愎zì自yòng用obstinately self-willed and opinionated
- gāng刚lì戾zì自yòng用obstinate and self-opinionated
- gāng刚zhèng正bù不ē阿Upright, firm, and impartial
- gāng刚zhèng正wú无sī私upright and selfless
- gāng刚yì毅mù木nè讷firm, resolute, simple, and cautious in speech
- gāng刚zhí直bù不ē阿upright and unbending
- gāng刚cháng肠jí嫉è恶upright and detesting evil
- gāng刚biǎn褊zì自yòng用stubbornly self-willed and narrow-minded
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What does 刚柔相济 mean?
刚柔相济 (gāng róu xiāng jì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to combine firmness with flexibility”.
How do you pronounce 刚柔相济?
刚柔相济 is pronounced gāng róu xiāng jì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 刚柔相济 literally mean?
Literally, 刚柔相济 means “firmness and gentleness mutually adjust”. It is used to mean “to combine firmness with flexibility”.
What is the Chinese definition of 刚柔相济?
刚强的和柔和的互相调剂。