外ㄨㄞˋ剛ㄍㄤ內ㄋㄟˋ柔ㄖㄡˊwàigāng‑nèiróu

简外刚内柔

  1. 外表剛強，內心軟弱。例 「有些人就像紙老虎，外剛內柔，色厲內荏」。

英soft on the inside despite one's hard shell, appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability, also written 內柔外剛[nei4 rou2 wai4 gang1]