马尾穿豆腐，提不起来
Definitions
- 1. lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
- 2. fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[tí])
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Child Words of 马尾穿豆腐，提不起来
(for groups or occurrences) instance, time
no; not so
to come
to carry (hanging down from the hand)
to wear
tofu
to stand up
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
horse
tail
horse's tail
decay
bean
Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[fú zhōu shì], Fujian