Chinese

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soft; flexible
hard; stiff; strong
hard; stiff; strong; firm
 
using several methods
trad. (軟硬兼施) 兼施
simp. (软硬兼施) 兼施
Literally: “to use both soft and hard policies”.

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軟硬兼施

  1. use the carrot and stick