外強中乾

Chinese

		outside; external	strong; powerful	inside; internal	empty; hollow
trad. (外強中乾)		外	強	中	乾
simp. (外强中干)		外	强	中	干

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wàiqiángzhōnggān

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥㄍㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi⁶ koeng⁴ zung¹ gon¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wàiqiángzhōnggān
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥㄍㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waychyangjonggan
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàiciángjhonggan
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰjɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngoi⁶ koeng⁴ zung¹ gon¹
  - Yale: ngoih kèuhng jūng gōn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngoi⁶ koeng⁴ dzung¹ gon¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngoi⁶ kêng⁴ zung¹ gon¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːy̯²² kʰœ̽ːŋ²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

外強中乾

to appear strong on the outside but in reality be weak on the inside

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