吃软不吃硬

Traditional: 吃軟不吃硬

chī ruǎn bù chī yìng

Dictionary entry

lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)

What does 吃软不吃硬 mean?

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

1lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)

2amenable to coaxing but not coercion

Character breakdown

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

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吃软不吃硬

chī ruǎn bù chī yìng

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