軟硬兼施

Chinese

		soft; flexible	hard; stiff; strong hard; stiff; strong; firm	using several methods
trad. (軟硬兼施)		軟	硬	兼施
simp. (软硬兼施)		软	硬	兼施
Literally: “to use both soft and hard policies”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruǎn-yìng jiānshī

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ ngaang⁶ gim¹ si¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎn-yìng jiānshī
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnyìng jianshih
    • Wade–Giles: juan³-ying⁴ chien¹-shih¹
    • Yale: rwǎn-yìng jyān-shr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanyinq jianshy
    • Palladius: жуаньин цзяньши (žuanʹin czjanʹši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁵ ngaang⁶ gim¹ si¹
    • Yale: yúhn ngaahng gīm sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ ngaang⁶ gim¹ si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁵ ngang⁶ gim¹ xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ ŋaːŋ²² kiːm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

軟硬兼施

1. use the carrot and stick