柿子挑软的捏 in English shi4 zi5 tiao1 ruan3 de5 nie1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically it's the weak (that is to say 軟柿子|软柿子[ruan3 shi4 zi5]) who get picked on
  • bullies pick soft targets

Simplified Characters

柿 子 挑 软 的 捏

Traditional Characters

柿 子 挑 軟 的 捏

Pinyin

shi4 zi5 tiao1 ruan3 de5 nie1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

柿shi4old variant of 柿[shi4] 子zi5son 挑tiao1to carry on a shoulder pole 软ruan3soft 的de5of 捏nie1to pinch (with one's fingers)