軟柿子

軟柿子

Chinese

		soft; flexible	persimmon; tomato
trad. (軟柿子)		軟	柿子
simp. (软柿子)		软	柿子
Literally: “soft persimmon”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruǎnshìzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄕˋ ˙ㄗ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: ruǎnshìzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄕˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanshyh.tzy
    • IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

Noun

軟柿子

1. (figuratively, colloquial, derogatory) one who is weak and easily bullied or manipulated; pushover