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(luke)warm; to review
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to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word |
(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing |
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
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big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
a stick; club or cudgel; smart a stick; club or cudgel; smart; capable; strong |
(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing |
hand; convenient; ‑er
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| trad. (溫言在口，大棒在手)
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溫
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| simp. (温言在口，大棒在手)
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| Literally: “gentle words in mouth, big stick on hand”.
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Etymology
Calque of English speak softly and carry a big stick.
Pronunciation
Proverb
溫言在口，大棒在手
- speak softly and carry a big stick
2024 January 14, Lianhe Zaobao, 美学者提醒：台湾选后应保持克制同时加强备战 (American Scholar Reminds: Post-Election Taiwan Should Exercise Restraint while Enhance War-Preperation):
戴雅門也引述美國已故總統老羅斯福名言“溫言在口，大棒在手”，指拜登政府正是依循此路線，不採取挑釁舉措……
戴雅门也引述美国已故总统老罗斯福名言“温言在口，大棒在手”，指拜登政府正是依循此路线，不采取挑衅举措…… - Dàiyǎmén yě yǐnshù měiguó yǐgù zǒngtǒng lǎo luósīfú míngyán “wēnyánzàikǒu, dàbàngzàishǒu”, zhǐ bàidēng zhèngfǔ zhèngshì yīxún cǐ lùxiàn, bù cǎiqǔ tiǎoxìn jǔcuò......
- Larry Diamond also quotes the late U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt's famous quote "speak softly and carry a big stick". He says the Biden Administration follows this path by not pursuing provocation...