軟柿子

Chinese

		soft; flexible	persimmon; tomato
trad. (軟柿子)		軟	柿子
simp. (软柿子)		软	柿子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruǎnshìzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄕˋ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎnshìzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄕˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnshìhzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: juan³-shih⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: rwǎn-shr̀-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanshyh.tzy
    • Palladius: жуаньшицзы (žuanʹšiczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

Noun

軟柿子

1. softened persimmon, which has thick, jelly-like flesh
2. (figurative, colloquial, derogatory) one who is weak and easily bullied or manipulated; pushover

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “pushover”): 硬骨頭／硬骨头 (yìnggǔtou)

Coordinate terms

• (softened persimmon): 硬柿子 (yìngshìzi)