刀子嘴豆腐心

Chinese
small knife; pocketknife; knife mouth tofu; bean curd; any food with tofu-like physical quality heart; mind
trad. (刀子嘴豆腐心) 刀子 嘴 豆腐 心
simp. #(刀子嘴豆腐心) 刀子 嘴 豆腐 心
Literally: “a mouth as sharp as a knife and heart as soft as tofu”.

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Idiom

刀子嘴豆腐心

  1. someone who has a sharp tongue but a soft heart; someone with more bark than bite
    我們都知道你是個刀子嘴豆腐心。 [MSC, trad.]
    我们都知道你是个刀子嘴豆腐心。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒmen dōu zhīdào nǐ shì ge dāozi zuǐ dòufu xīn. [Pinyin]
    We all know that even though you talk tough, you're a softy underneath it all.
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