刚柔并济

剛柔並濟
gāngróubìngjì
to couple strength and gentleness (idiom)

CEDICT

刚强与柔和二种手段互相调剂、配合。如：「你在教育孩子的方法上，必须刚柔并济，才能达到效果。」也作「刚柔相济」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 刚柔 gāngróu
  1. (literary) day and night
  2. (literary) strength and suppleness
  3. (literary) yin and yang
  4. day and night
  5. strength and suppleness
  6. yin and yang
=2 并 bìng
  1. and
  2. furthermore
  3. also
  4. together with
  5. (not) at all
  6. simultaneously
  7. to combine
  8. to join
  9. to merge
=2 并 bìng
  1. to combine
  2. to amalgamate
=2 并 bìng variant of 并 bìng
3 济 jì
  1. to cross a river
  2. to aid or relieve
  3. to be of help