force the obstinate to yield

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