軟磨硬泡

Chinese

		soft; flexible	grindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub	hard; stiff; strong hard; stiff; strong; firm	to steep; soak; bubble(s) to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen
trad. (軟磨硬泡)		軟	磨	硬	泡
simp. (软磨硬泡)		软	磨	硬	泡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruǎnmóyìngpào

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄇㄛˊ ㄧㄥˋ ㄆㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎnmóyìngpào
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄇㄛˊ ㄧㄥˋ ㄆㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnmóyìngpào
    • Wade–Giles: juan³-mo²-ying⁴-pʻao⁴
    • Yale: rwǎn-mwó-yìng-pàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanmoyinqpaw
    • Palladius: жуаньмоинпао (žuanʹmoinpao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵ iŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

軟磨硬泡

1. to coax and pester unceasingly; to tiresomely pursue something

See also

• 死纏爛打／死缠烂打 (sǐchánlàndǎ)