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吃硬不吃软

chī yìng bù chī ruǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
susceptible to force but not persuasion
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-02ea086bf12080cf. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

吃硬不吃軟 吃硬不吃软 [chi1 ying4 bu4 chi1 ruan3] /susceptible to force but not persuasion/

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Other forms in these source records: 吃硬不吃軟

  • 吃
    chī

    to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)

  • 硬
    yìng

    hard / stiff / solid / (fig.) strong / firm / resolutely / uncompromisingly / laboriously / with great difficulty / good (quality) / able (person) / (of food) filling / substantial

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 吃
    chī

    to eat / to consume / to eat at (a cafeteria etc) / to eradicate / to destroy / to absorb / to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)

  • 软
    ruǎn

    soft / flexible

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.