軟磨硬泡
ruǎn​mó​yìng​pào

to pester and coax

  • created sense approved 软磨硬泡/軟磨硬泡 · ruǎn​mó​yìng​pào · to pester and coax — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    软磨硬泡 / 軟磨硬泡

    ruǎn​mó​yìng​pào

    to pester and coax

    to use all kinds of methods, both gentle and persistent, to wear someone down and get what one wants; to wheedle; to cajole

    软磨 (literal) → 软磨/軟磨 · ruǎn​mó · to wear down by soft tactics 硬 (literal) → 硬 · yìng · firm 泡 (literal) → 泡 · pào · to pester

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