柔茹剛吐
róu​rú​gāng​tǔ

to bully the weak and fear the strong

  • created reference approved 柔茹刚吐/柔茹剛吐 → 欺软怕硬/欺軟怕硬 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    柔茹刚吐 / 柔茹剛吐 róu​rú​gāng​tǔ

    欺软怕硬 / 欺軟怕硬 qī​ruǎn​pà​yìng

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 柔茹刚吐/柔茹剛吐 · róu​rú​gāng​tǔ · to bully the weak and fear the strong — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    柔茹刚吐 / 柔茹剛吐

    róu​rú​gāng​tǔ

    to bully the weak and fear the strong

    to swallow what is soft and spit out what is hard; used to describe those who prey on the vulnerable but fear those with power; same as [[欺软怕硬|欺軟怕硬|qi1 ruan3 pa4 ying4]]

    柔 (literal) → 柔 · róu · soft 茹 (literal) → 茹 · rú · to eat 刚 (literal) → 刚/剛 · gāng · hard 吐 (literal) → 吐 · tǔ · to spit

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

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