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刀子嘴巴，豆腐心

dāo zi zuǐ ba , dòu fu xīn

8-character word

What 刀子嘴巴，豆腐心 means

1. lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart

The characters in 刀子嘴巴，豆腐心

• 刀dāoknife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang; loanword) dollar…
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 嘴zuǐmouth; beak; nozzle
• 巴bāto long for; to wish; to cling to
• 豆dòulegume; pulse; bean; pea (variant of 豆
• 腐fǔdecay; rotten
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention

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