恩威兼施

ēn wēi jiān shī

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Definitions

  1. 1. to employ both kindness and severity (idiom)

Child Words of 恩威兼施

兼
jiān

double

兼施
jiān shī

using several (methods)

威
wēi

might

恩
ēn

favor

施
shī

(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc)