柿子挑软的捏
Traditional form:
柿子挑軟的捏
Pinyin (reading):
shìzitiāoruǎndeniē
Definitions:
- lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
- fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子／软柿子 (ruǎnshìzi)) who get picked on
- bullies pick soft targets
Characters:
- 柿 - persimmon
- 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
- 挑 - to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load
- 软 - soft, pliable, flexible; weak
- 的 - aim, goal; of; possessive particle; -self suffix
- 捏 - to knead, to mold, to pinch
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