软磨硬泡
Traditional form:
軟磨硬泡
Pinyin (reading):
ruǎnmóyìngpào
Definitions:
- to coax and pester (idiom)
- to wheedle
- to cajole
Characters:
- 软 - soft, pliable, flexible; weak
- 磨 - millstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear out
- 硬 - firm, hard, strong; obstinate
- 泡 - bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up
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