恩威並施

恩威并施
ēnwēibìngshī

to use carrots and sticks; to use grace and might simultaneously

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 恩 ēn variant of 恩 ēn
=1 恩 ēn
  1. favor; grace; kindness
  2. (coll.) used like 嗯 èn in online chat, expressing agreement
2 威 wēi
  1. power
  2. might
  3. prestige
=3 並 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
=3 並 bàng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 傍 (“to be near; approaching”)
  2. alternative form of 傍 (“to be near; approaching”)
=4 施 Shī surname Shi
=4 施 shī
  1. (bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc)
  2. to distribute (alms etc)
  3. to apply (fertilizer etc)
=4 施 sī
  1. kindness; favour
  2. to disperse; to become spread
  3. to grant; to bestow; to give
=4 施 yì
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 移 (yí, “to change”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to extend to; to reach
  3. alternative form of 移 (yí, “to change”)
  4. to extend to; to reach
=4 施 shǐ
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 侈 (chǐ, “to boast”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 弛 (“to cast away; to relieve”)
  3. alternative form of 侈 (chǐ, “to boast”)
  4. alternative form of 弛 (“to cast away; to relieve”)
=4 施 yí
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 邪 (“awry”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 施施 (yíyí, “walking in a crooked way”)
  3. alternative form of 邪 (“awry”)
  4. used in 施施 (yíyí, “walking in a crooked way”)