馬尾兒穿豆腐
mǎ​wěi​r​chuān​dòu​fu

cannot be lifted

  • created reference approved 马尾儿穿豆腐/馬尾兒穿豆腐 → 马尾鬃穿豆腐/馬尾鬃穿豆腐 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    马尾儿穿豆腐 / 馬尾兒穿豆腐 mǎ​wěi​r​chuān​dòu​fu

    马尾鬃穿豆腐 / 馬尾鬃穿豆腐 mǎ​wěi​zōng​chuān​dòu​fu

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 马尾儿穿豆腐/馬尾兒穿豆腐 · mǎ​wěi​r​chuān​dòu​fu · cannot be lifted — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    马尾儿穿豆腐 / 馬尾兒穿豆腐

    mǎ​wěi​r​chuān​dòu​fu

    cannot be lifted

    (xiehouyu) cannot be lifted; describes someone who is weak-willed, overly dependent, or unable to stand on their own. This comes from the idea that a thin, coarse horsehair would simply slice through soft tofu if used to lift it.

    马尾儿 (literal) → 马尾儿/馬尾兒 · mǎ​yǐ​r · horsetail hair 穿 (literal) → 穿 · chuān · to string together 豆腐 (literal) → 豆腐 · dòu​fu · tofu

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

    created sense