刀子嘴，豆腐心

dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn

Dictionary entry

(proverb) to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart

What does 刀子嘴，豆腐心 mean?

刀子嘴，豆腐心 (dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(proverb) to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

刀Dāosurname Dao 子zǐson · child 嘴zuǐmouth · beak 豆dòulegume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]) (variant of 豆[dou4])腐fǔdecay · rotten 心xīnheart · mind

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 刀子嘴，豆腐心

刀子嘴，豆腐心

dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.