force the obstinate to yield
It is an idiom, which is interpreted as changing rigidity into softness.
explain
Destroy: defeat. Change strength into softness.
source
The biography of Ji Bu Luan Bu in historical records: "it was Ji Bu who was pardoned. When it was, all the princes were able to destroy the strong and soften the weak, and the Zhu family was also famous for it at that time."
usage
Used as predicate or attribute; used to temper one's character
Chinese PinYin : cuī gāng wéi róu
force the obstinate to yield
drive one 's friends to the side of the enemy. wèi cóng qū què
be cultivated into a good one under the condition of external moral norms. jī shàn chéng dé
be jealous of the good and envious of the strong. jí xián dù néng