吃軟不吃硬 — chi1 ruan3 bu4 chi1 ying4 — Chinese Dictionary

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吃

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吃

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Definitions5 characters

chi¹ ruan³ bu⁴ chi¹ ying⁴

lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)/amenable to coaxing but not coercion

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

吃

軟

不

吃

硬

As word

1

chi¹

lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)/amenable to coaxing but not coercion

2

ruan³

lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)/amenable to coaxing but not coercion

3

bu⁴

lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)/amenable to coaxing but not coercion

4

chi¹

lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)/amenable to coaxing but not coercion

5

ying⁴

lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)/amenable to coaxing but not coercion