刀子嘴巴，豆腐心
dāo​zi​zuǐ​ba​dòu​fu​xīn

to be sharp-tongued but kind-hearted

  • created sense approved 刀子嘴巴，豆腐心 · dāo​zi​zuǐ​ba​dòu​fu​xīn · to be sharp-tongued but kind-hearted — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刀子嘴巴，豆腐心

    dāo​zi​zuǐ​ba​dòu​fu​xīn

    to be sharp-tongued but kind-hearted

    Literally "knife mouth but bean curd heart"; describes someone who has a sharp tongue but conceals a soft and caring heart.

    刀子嘴 (literal) → 刀子嘴 · dāo​zi​zuǐ · sharp tongue 巴 (bound) → 巴 · ba · [suffix] ， (non_chinese) 豆腐 (literal) → 豆腐 · dòu​fu · tofu 心 (literal) → 心 · xīn · heart

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