柿 子 挑 软 的 捏

shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niēdictionary entry

lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom) / fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruǎn shì zi]) who get picked on / bullies pick soft targets

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柿子挑軟的捏 柿子挑软的捏 [shi4 zi5 tiao1 ruan3 de5 nie1] /lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)/fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruan3 shi4 zi5]) who get picked on/bullies pick soft targets/

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