刀子嘴巴，豆腐心 in English dao1 zi5 zui3 ba5 , dou4 fu5 xin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart

Simplified Characters

刀 子 嘴 巴 ， 豆 腐 心

Traditional Characters

刀 子 嘴 巴 ， 豆 腐 心

Pinyin

dao1 zi5 zui3 ba5 , dou4 fu5 xin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

刀dao1surname Dao 子zi5son 嘴zui3mouth 巴ba1Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan) ， 豆dou4variant of 豆[dou4] 腐fu3decay 心xin1heart