刀子嘴豆腐心

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Chinese

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trad. (刀子嘴豆腐心) 刀子嘴 豆腐心
simp. #(刀子嘴豆腐心) 刀子嘴 豆腐心
Literally: “knife mouth, tofu heart”.

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Idiom

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刀子嘴豆腐心

  1. someone who has a sharp tongue but a soft heart; someone with more bark than bite
    我們知道刀子嘴豆腐心 [MSC, trad.]
    我们知道刀子嘴豆腐心 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen dōu zhīdào nǐ shì ge dāozi zuǐ dòufu xīn. [Pinyin]
    We all know that even though you talk tough, you're a softy underneath it all.

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