关王卖豆腐
guān​wáng​mài​dòu​fu

tough man selling soft tofu

  • created sense approved 关王卖豆腐/關王賣豆腐 · guān​wáng​mài​dòu​fu · tough man selling soft tofu — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    关王卖豆腐 / 關王賣豆腐

    guān​wáng​mài​dòu​fu

    tough man selling soft tofu

    tough guy selling bean curd; an idiom used to describe a person whose appearance or reputation is stern or formidable, but whose goods or heart are soft or fragile

    关 (literal) → 关/關 · guān · Guan 王 (literal) → 王 · wáng · king 卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to sell 豆腐 (literal) → 豆腐 · dòu​fu · tofu

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