马尾穿豆腐，提不起来
Traditional: 馬尾穿豆腐，提不起來Dictionary entry
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
What does 马尾穿豆腐，提不起来 mean?
马尾穿豆腐，提不起来 (mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
2fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])
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马Mǎsurname Ma · abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]尾wěitail · remainder穿chuānto bore through; to pierce; to perforate · to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)豆dòulegume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]) (variant of 豆[dou4])腐fǔdecay · rotten提dīused in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-起qǐto rise · to raise
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