马尾穿豆腐，提不起来 in English ma3 wei3 chuan1 dou4 fu5 , ti2 bu5 qi3 lai5 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
• metaphorically let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])

Pinyin

ma3 wei3 chuan1 dou4 fu5 , ti2 bu5 qi3 lai5

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

马ma3surname Ma 尾wei3tail 穿chuan1to wear 豆dou4variant of 豆[dou4] 腐fu3decay ， 提ti2to carry (hanging down from the hand) 不bu4(negative prefix) 起qi3to rise 来lai2to come