Correct
吃软不吃硬
/ chī ruǎn bù chī yìng /
Strokes
Definition
lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom)/amenable to coaxing but not coercion
Example
Definition
can be begged off but refuse to give way when you try to argue and protect your rights; be open to persuasion, but not to coercion; can be persuaded by reason but not be cowed by force; yield to the soft approach but reject force; respond to persuasion but not to force