雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺
léi​gōng​dǎ​dòu​fu​jiǎn​ruǎn​de​qī

a bully picks the weakest person

  • created sense approved 雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺/雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺 · léi​gōng​dǎ​dòu​fu​jiǎn​ruǎn​de​qī · a bully picks the weakest person — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺 / 雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺

    léi​gōng​dǎ​dòu​fu​jiǎn​ruǎn​de​qī

    a bully picks the weakest person

    literally 'the God of Thunder strikes bean curd'; to pick on an easy target or find someone soft to bully

    雷公 (literal) → 雷公 · léi​gōng · God of Thunder 打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 豆腐 (literal) → 豆腐 · dòu​fu · tofu ， (non_chinese) 拣 (literal) → 拣/揀 · jiǎn · to choose 软 (literal) → 软/軟 · ruǎn · soft 的 (bound) → 的 · de · [nominalizer] 欺 (literal) → 欺 · qī · to bully

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