軟硬兼施 (jyun5 ngaang6 gim1 si1) — use both hard and soft tactics; use bot… in Cantonese

jyunˏ₅軟ngaangˍ₆硬gimˉ¹兼siˉ¹施

简软硬兼施

Mandarin Pinyin: ruan3 ying4 jian1 shi1

Meaning of 軟硬兼施

nounuse both hard and soft tactics; use both the carrot and the stick; couple threats with promises

keoiˏ₅佢soengˊ²想ryunˏ₅軟ngaangˍ₆硬ginˉ¹兼siˉ¹施。

He wants to use both soft and hard tactics.

niˉ¹呢ziuˉ¹招giu˗₃叫ryunˏ₅軟ngaangˍ₆硬ginˉ¹兼siˉ¹施。

This move is called 'soft and hard tactics'.

keoiˏ₅佢ryunˏ₅軟ngaangˍ₆硬ginˉ¹兼siˉ¹施aakˉ¹呃ngoˏ₅我。

He tricked me using both soft and hard approaches.

jiu˗₃要ryunˏ₅軟ngaangˍ₆硬ginˉ¹兼siˉ¹施sinˉ¹先dakˉ¹得。

You have to use both soft and hard tactics to succeed.

keoiˏ₅佢deoi˗₃對haak˗₃客ryunˏ₅軟ngaangˍ₆硬ginˉ¹兼siˉ¹施。

He uses both soft and hard tactics with customers.

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