柿子挑软的捏
shì​zi​tiāo​ruǎn​de​niē

bullies pick soft targets

  • created reference approved 柿子挑软的捏/柿子挑軟的捏 → 软柿子/軟柿子 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    柿子挑软的捏 / 柿子挑軟的捏 shì​zi​tiāo​ruǎn​de​niē

    软柿子 / 軟柿子 ruǎn​shì​zi

    synonym

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

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  • created sense approved 柿子挑软的捏/柿子挑軟的捏 · shì​zi​tiāo​ruǎn​de​niē · bullies pick soft targets — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    柿子挑软的捏 / 柿子挑軟的捏

    shì​zi​tiāo​ruǎn​de​niē

    bullies pick soft targets

    literally meaning people choose soft persimmons to squeeze; figuratively used to say that the weak are often picked on or exploited

    柿子 (literal) → 柿子 · shì​zi · persimmon 挑 (literal) → 挑 · tiāo · to choose 软 (literal) → 软/軟 · ruǎn · soft 的 (literal) → 的 · de · [nominalizer] 捏 (literal) → 捏 · niē · to pinch

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

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