关公卖豆腐，人硬货不硬關公賣豆腐，人硬貨不硬關公賣豆腐，人硬貨不硬

Guan Gong selling tofu: the man is tough, the goods are not

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes someone who looks or sounds tough but is weak inside. Mocking.
Wordplay: 硬 (yìng, hard) is used for both the man's toughness and the firmness of the goods; tofu is soft.

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Simplified: 关公卖豆腐，人硬货不硬
Traditional (Taiwan): 關公賣豆腐，人硬貨不硬
Pinyin: Guāngōng mài dòufu, rén yìnghuò bú yìng
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄢㄍㄨㄥㄇㄞˋ ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄧㄥˋ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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