Be firm and gentle
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zu ò g ā ngzu ò R ó u, which means persuasion in various ways. It comes from the marriage story of awakening the world.
The origin of Idioms
The fifth chapter of "marriage to awaken the world" says: "it's also called to warm up a big bottle of wine in the house to eat with the footman, and send the footman away with firmness and softness." And the fourth and third time: "the forbidden children are just and gentle in their persuasion."
Analysis of Idioms
Do good or bad, apologize or do well.
Idiom usage
To act as a good or bad person.
Be firm and gentle
Fighting against water and activating scale - dòu shuǐ huó lín
Share the same subject with others - yǔ shòu tóng kē
be dispelled like the thawing of ice - dòng jiě bīng shì