外强中干 in English wai4 qiang2 zhong1 gan1 Meaning

Meanings

  • strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

外 强 中 干

Traditional Characters

外 強 中 乾

Pinyin

wai4 qiang2 zhong1 gan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

外wai4outside 强qiang2surname Qiang 中zhong1China 干gan4old variant of 乾|干[gan1]