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威逼利誘
  wai1 bik1 lei6 jau5   jyutping
  wei1 bi1 li4 you4   pinyin
carrot and stick, to couple threats with bribes

Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
威逼利誘 / 威逼利诱

This word has been viewed 1744 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by wai ming on 20th Dec 2008 11:49 and last edited on 26th Dec 2008 05:53
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Characters in this word:

 wai1  -  impressive strength; awesome power
 bik1  -  compel; close in; extort
 lei6, lai6  -  profit; gains; benefit; serve
 jau5  -  guide; entice
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