油条泡汤，软了油條泡湯，軟了油條泡湯，軟了

a fried dough stick soaked in soup: it has gone soft

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Describes someone whose firm attitude has softened or who has given in.
Wordplay: 软 (ruǎn, soft) means the dough has turned limp, and also that a person's attitude has become gentle or yielding.

Sign up for a free account to save sentences and hear them read aloud

Simplified: 油条泡汤，软了
Traditional (Taiwan): 油條泡湯，軟了
Pinyin: yóutiáo pàotāng, ruǎnle
Bopomofo: ㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄆㄠˋ ㄊㄤ，ㄖㄨㄢˇ ˙ㄌㄜ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

Words in this sentence

Where this sentence is used

Chinese sayings

Sign up for a free Chinese Boost account

Save the words and sentences you find here to your own list, and hear them read aloud. You can export the list to your flashcards whenever you like.

Create a free account

All Chinese example sentences