吃硬不吃软

Traditional: 吃硬不吃軟

chī yìng bù chī ruǎn

Dictionary entry

susceptible to force but not persuasion

What does 吃硬不吃软 mean?

吃硬不吃软 (chī yìng bù chī ruǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1susceptible to force but not persuasion

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吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)硬yìnghard; stiff; solid · (fig.) strong; firm 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-软ruǎnsoft · flexible

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吃硬不吃软

chī yìng bù chī ruǎn

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