刀子嘴，豆腐心刀子嘴，豆腐心刀子嘴，豆腐心

a knife for a mouth, a heart of tofu

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Meaning: Describes someone who speaks sharply but is kind-hearted underneath. Often said fondly or in defence of a blunt person, like 'her bark is worse than her bite'.

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Simplified: 刀子嘴，豆腐心
Pinyin: dāozizuǐ, dòufu xīn
Bopomofo: ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗㄗㄨㄟˇ，ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨㄒㄧㄣ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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