吃软不吃硬 chī ruǎn bù chī yìng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
软 ruǎn
HSK 5
soft, flexible, pliable; weak
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
硬 yìng
HSK 5
hard, firm, strong; obstinate