"外強中乾" meaning in Chinese

See 外強中乾 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /waɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ŋɔːi̯²² kʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /waɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/, /ŋɔːi̯²² kʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: wàiqiángzhōnggān [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄢ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ngoi⁶ koeng⁴ zung¹ gon¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wàiqiángzhōnggān [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wàiciángjhonggan [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wai⁴-chʻiang²-chung¹-kan¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wài-chyáng-jūng-gān [Mandarin, Yale], waychyangjonggan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], вайцянчжунгань [Mandarin, Palladius], vajcjančžunganʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], ngoih kèuhng jūng gōn [Cantonese, Yale], ngoi⁶ koeng⁴ dzung¹ gon¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ngoi⁶ kêng⁴ zung¹ gon¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 外强中干
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 外強中乾
  1. to appear strong on the outside but in reality be weak on the inside Tags: idiomatic
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      "form": "外强中干",
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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to appear strong on the outside but in reality be weak on the inside"
      ],
      "id": "en-外強中乾-zh-phrase-FG3P2h5c",
      "links": [
        [
          "appear",
          "appear"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ],
        [
          "on the outside",
          "on the outside"
        ],
        [
          "in reality",
          "in reality"
        ],
        [
          "weak",
          "weak"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàiqiángzhōnggān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngoi⁶ koeng⁴ zung¹ gon¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàiqiángzhōnggān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàiciángjhonggan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁴-chʻiang²-chung¹-kan¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wài-chyáng-jūng-gān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waychyangjonggan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вайцянчжунгань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vajcjančžunganʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngoih kèuhng jūng gōn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngoi⁶ koeng⁴ dzung¹ gon¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngoi⁶ kêng⁴ zung¹ gon¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋɔːi̯²² kʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋɔːi̯²² kʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "外強中乾"
}
{
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    {
      "form": "外强中干",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "外強中乾",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 中",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 乾",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 外",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 強",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to appear strong on the outside but in reality be weak on the inside"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "appear",
          "appear"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ],
        [
          "on the outside",
          "on the outside"
        ],
        [
          "in reality",
          "in reality"
        ],
        [
          "weak",
          "weak"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàiqiángzhōnggān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngoi⁶ koeng⁴ zung¹ gon¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàiqiángzhōnggān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàiciángjhonggan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁴-chʻiang²-chung¹-kan¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wài-chyáng-jūng-gān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waychyangjonggan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вайцянчжунгань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vajcjančžunganʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngoih kèuhng jūng gōn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngoi⁶ koeng⁴ dzung¹ gon¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngoi⁶ kêng⁴ zung¹ gon¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋɔːi̯²² kʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋɔːi̯²² kʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
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}

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