Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「外強中乾」 and how it’s used.
The idiom being introduced now is 「外強中乾」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Dry: exhausted. Describes a person who appears strong on the outside but is empty on the inside.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wài qiáng zhōng gàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ngoi6 keung4 jung3/jung1 gon3
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
