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 ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄢ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ngoi6 koeng4 zung1 gon1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wàiqiángzhōnggān
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wàiciángjhonggan
- Wade–Giles: wai4-chʻiang2-chung1-kan1
- Yale: wài-chyáng-jūng-gān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waychyangjonggan
- Palladius: вайцянчжунгань (vajcjančžunganʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- 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): /ŋɔːi̯²² kʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
外強中乾
- to appear strong on the outside but in reality be weak on the inside