吃軟不吃硬

hek3 jyun5 bat1 hek3 ngaang6

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

吃軟不吃硬Traditional · Main Form
吃软不吃硬Alternate Form

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