shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē

Traditional: 柿子挑軟的捏

柿子挑软的捏 (shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom); fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruan3 shi4 zi5]) who get picked on; bullies pick soft targets”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
  2. 2fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruan3 shi4 zi5]) who get picked on
  3. 3bullies pick soft targets

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