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马尾穿豆腐，提不起来
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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])
Child Words of 马尾穿豆腐，提不起来
to wear
decay
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
no; not so
horse's tail
to stand up
Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[fú zhōu shì], Fujian
bean
horse
to carry (hanging down from the hand)
tofu
tail
to come