欺軟怕硬

Chinese

		take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat	soft; flexible	to be afraid; to fear	hard; stiff; strong hard; stiff; strong; firm
trad. (欺軟怕硬)		欺	軟	怕	硬
simp. (欺软怕硬)		欺	软	怕	硬

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīruǎnpàyìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄧㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīruǎnpàyìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciruǎnpàyìng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-juan³-pʻa⁴-ying⁴
    • Yale: chī-rwǎn-pà-yìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiroanpahyinq
    • Palladius: цижуаньпаин (cižuanʹpain)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ iŋ⁵¹/

Idiom

欺軟怕硬

1. to bully the weak but fear the strong

Synonyms

• 欺善怕惡／欺善怕恶 (qīshànpà'è)