| 软硬兼施 |
ruǎn yìng jiān shī |
use both carrot and stick / use gentle methods and force / an iron hand in a velvet glove |
| 软 |
ruǎn |
soft / flexible |
| 软 |
ruǎn |
variant of 软 |
| 硬 |
yìng |
hard; stiff; solid / (fig.) strong; firm / resolutely; uncompromisingly / laboriously; with great difficulty / good (quality); able (person) / (of food) filling; substantial |
| 兼 |
jiān |
double / twice / simultaneous / holding two or more (official) posts at the same time |
| 兼施 |
jiān shī |
using several (methods) |
| 施 |
Shī |
surname Shi |
| 施 |
shī |
(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc) / to distribute (alms etc) / to apply (fertilizer etc) |