Chinese Notes

软 (軟) ruǎn

ruǎn adjective soft; flexible; pliable
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '軟'; Guoyu '軟' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '軟' 2, p. 392; Unihan '軟')
ruǎn adjective weak
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '軟' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '軟' 1, p. 392; Unihan '軟')
ruǎn adjective amiable; accomodating
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '軟' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '軟' 3, p. 392)
ruǎn adjective softhearted
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '軟' adj 4)
ruǎn adjective a coward
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '軟' adj 4)

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软文(軟文) advertorial
雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺(雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺) the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person; to pick on an easy target
独立软件供应商(獨立軟件供應商) Independent software vendor (ISV)
共享软体(共享軟體) shareware
软泥儿(軟泥兒) soft mud
软骨病(軟骨病) chondropathy
软骨(軟骨) cartilage
软弱(軟弱) weak; feeble
变软(變軟) to soften
软糖(軟糖) soft candy (gummi candy, gumdrop, jellybean etc)
酥软(酥軟) weak (of body or limbs); limp; gone soft
软烂(軟爛) (of food etc) soft; pulpy; (of a person) lacking drive; shiftless; lazy
软泥(軟泥) soft mud; silt; sludge; ooze (geology)
软尺(軟尺) soft ruler; tape measure
软饮料(軟飲料) soft drink
软腭(軟齶) soft palate
软毛(軟毛) fur
软肋(軟肋) rib cartilage; (fig.) weak spot; soft underbelly
软体动物(軟體動物) a mollusk
软绵绵(軟綿綿) soft; velvety; flabby; weak; schmaltzy
酸软(酸軟) limp and painful
软座(軟座) soft seat (on trains or boats)
服软(服軟) to admit defeat; to give in; to acknowledge a mistake; to apologize; to be amenable to persuasion
耳软(耳軟) credulous
柔软(柔軟) soft ; gentle ; acquiescent
软磁碟(軟磁碟) floppy disk
软磨硬泡(軟磨硬泡) to coax and pester ; to wheedle; to cajole
吃硬不吃软(吃硬不吃軟) susceptible to force but not persuasion
柿子挑软的捏(柿子挑軟的捏) it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze; it's the weak who get picked on
软木(軟木) cork ; softwood
软玉(軟玉) nephrite; soft jade
软流圈(軟流圈) asthenosphere
软呢(軟呢) tweed

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卷九十三志第四十六河渠三 Volume 93 Treatises 46: Rivers and Canals 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 8
卷一百二十五志第七十八禮二十八 Volume 125 Treatises 78: Rites 28 History of Song 宋史 — count: 6
第二回 Chapter 40 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 5
第六十七回 Chapter 67 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 5
第七十二回 Chapter 72 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 4
卷六十七志第四十三輿服三 Volume 67 Treatises 43: Carriages and Clothing 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 4
第六十五回 Chapter 65 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 4
第二回 Chapter 82 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 3
第七十三回 Chapter 73 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 3
卷四百八十九列傳第二百四十八外國五占城眞臘蒲甘邈黎三佛齊闍婆南毗勃泥注輦丹眉流 Volume 489 Biographies 248: Foreign States 5 - Champa, Siem Reap, Bagan, Miaoli, Srivijaya, Sheponanpi, Brunei, Chola, Nakhon Si Thammarat History of Song 宋史 — count: 3

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软脚 (軟腳) 還有軟腳 — Old Book of Tang 舊唐書, 卷一百〇六列傳第五十六: 李林甫楊國忠張暐王琚王毛仲陳玄禮 Volume 106 Biographies 56: Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong, Zhang Wei, Wang Ju, Wang Maozhong, Chen Xuanli — count: 14
罢软 (罷軟) 坐罷軟不勝任者 — Xin Shu 新書, Scroll 2 — count: 14
纱软 (紗軟) 帝服素紗軟腳折上巾 — History of Song 宋史, 卷一百二十二志第七十五禮二十五 Volume 122 Treatises 75: Rites 25 — count: 11
软熟 (軟熟) 意驕則樂軟熟 — New Book of Tang 新唐書, 卷一百二十六　　列傳第五十一　　　　魏盧李杜張韓 Volume 126 Biographies 51: Wei, Lu, Li, Du, Zhang, Han — count: 8
软堰 (軟堰) 北流軟堰 — History of Song 宋史, 卷九十三志第四十六河渠三 Volume 93 Treatises 46: Rivers and Canals 3 — count: 8
软美 (軟美) 然蕭軟美可喜 — New Book of Tang 新唐書, 卷一百三十九　　列傳第六十四房琯子:孺復　孫:啟　族孫:式　張鎬　李泌子:繁 Volume 139 Biographies 64: Gang Guan and son: Ru Fu, grandson: Qi, descendent: Shi, Zhang Gao, Li Bi and son: Fan — count: 6
软皮 (軟皮) 軟皮局 — History of Yuan 元史, 卷八十七　志第三十七: 　百官三 Volume 87 Treatises 40: Official Posts 3 — count: 5
软不胜 (軟不勝) 坐罷軟不勝任者 — Xin Shu 新書, Scroll 2 — count: 3
软懦 (軟懦) 如或軟懦失職 — History of Song 宋史, 卷一百九十志第一百四十三兵四 Volume 190 Treatises 143: Military 4 — count: 3
软绢 (軟絹) 裹以軟絹包袱 — History of Yuan 元史, 卷一百〇一　志第四十九:　兵四 Volume 101 Treatises 54: Military 4 — count: 2