刀切豆腐
dāo​qiē​dòu​fu

smooth on both sides

  • created reference approved 刀切豆腐 → 两面光/兩面光 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刀切豆腐 dāo​qiē​dòu​fu

    两面光 / 兩面光 liǎng​miàn​guāng

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 刀切豆腐 · dāo​qiē​dòu​fu · smooth on both sides — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刀切豆腐

    dāo​qiē​dòu​fu

    smooth on both sides

    (xiehouyu) smooth on both sides; refers to a person who is slick, worldly, or plays both sides to avoid offending anyone or to please everyone, usually completed by [[两面光|兩面光|liang3 mian4 guang1]]

    dāo​qiē​dòu​fǔ

    刀 (literal) → 刀 · dāo · knife 切 (literal) → 切 · qiē · to cut 豆腐 (literal) → 豆腐 · dòu​fu · tofu

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense