- 软硬兼施 ruǎnyìngjiānshī to use both carrot and stickto use both gentle and forceful methods simultaneously; to use an iron hand in a velvet glove
- 软硬不吃 ruǎnyìngbùchī unmoved by force or persuasionTo yield neither to persuasion nor to coercion; to be stubborn and reject both gentle approaches and threats.
- 软硬件 ruǎnyìngjiàn software and hardwaresoftware and hardware; both the physical components and the programs of a computer system