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柿子挑软的捏

shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruǎn shì zi]) who get picked on
  3. 3. bullies pick soft targets

Child Words of 柿子挑软的捏

的
dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

的
dī

see 的士[dī shì]

软
ruǎn

soft

挑
tiǎo

to raise

的
de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

挑
tiāo

to carry on a shoulder pole

柿
shì

persimmon

的
dí

really and truly

子
zǐ

son

捏
niē

to pinch

柿子
shì zi

persimmon