吃软不吃硬

chī ruǎn bù chī yìng · chi ruan bu chi ying

Traditional 吃軟不吃硬

Meaning

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