糖衣炮弹

Traditional (Taiwan): 糖衣炮彈

tángyīpàodàn ㄊㄤˊ ㄧ ㄆㄠˋ ㄉㄢˋ

    • sugar-coated bullets, term used by Mao (originally in 1949) to refer to corrupting bourgeois influences

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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Literally
sugar-coated bullets
Meaning
Gifts, flattery or other pleasant means used to corrupt or win someone over and drag them into wrongdoing. Critical.

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