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柿子挑软的捏

shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē

6-character word Traditional 柿子挑軟的捏

What 柿子挑软的捏 means

1. lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
2. fig. it's the weak (i.e. {软柿子|ruǎn shì zi}) who get picked on
3. bullies pick soft targets

The characters in 柿子挑软的捏

• 柿shìpersimmon
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 挑tiǎoto raise; to dig up; to poke
• 软ruǎnsoft; flexible
• 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)…
• 捏niēto hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch; to mold (using the fingers)

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