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We’re presenting the idiom 「恩威並用」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
Appeasement and coercion are implemented simultaneously. It now also refers to the two methods used by those in power to treat their subordinates, namely giving small favors and punishing them.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
ēn wēi bìng yòng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yan1 wai1 bing6 yung6
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