吃軟不吃硬
Chinese
eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer |
soft; flexible | not; no | eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer |
hard; stiff; strong hard; stiff; strong; firm | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (吃軟不吃硬) | 吃 | 軟 | 不 | 吃 | 硬 | |
| simp. (吃软不吃硬) | 吃 | 软 | 不 | 吃 | 硬 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chīruǎnbùchīyìng
- Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔ ㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chihruǎnbùchihyìng
- Wade–Giles: chʻih1-juan3-pu4-chʻih1-ying4
- Yale: chr̄-rwǎn-bù-chr̄-yìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyroanbuchyyinq
- Palladius: чижуаньбучиин (čižuanʹbučiin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ iŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hek3 jyun5 bat1 hek3 ngaang6
- Yale: hek yúhn bāt hek ngaahng
- Cantonese Pinyin: hek8 jyn5 bat7 hek8 ngaang6
- Guangdong Romanization: hég3 yun5 bed1 hég3 ngang6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɛːk̚³ jyːn¹³ pɐt̚⁵ hɛːk̚³ ŋaːŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
吃軟不吃硬
- to be amenable to friendly persuasion but not to compulsion
Synonyms
- (Cantonese) 受軟唔受硬／受软唔受硬, 食軟唔食硬／食软唔食硬
Antonyms
- 吃硬不吃軟／吃硬不吃软