豆腐掉进灰堆里，吹也吹不得，打也打不得豆腐掉進灰堆里，吹也吹不得，打也打不得豆腐掉進灰堆里，吹也吹不得，打也打不得

tofu fallen into the ash heap: can't blow it clean, can't beat it clean

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Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes a person or matter that is hard to handle, because neither gentle nor harsh methods work.

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Simplified: 豆腐掉进灰堆里，吹也吹不得，打也打不得
Traditional (Taiwan): 豆腐掉進灰堆里，吹也吹不得，打也打不得
Pinyin: dòufu diào jìn huī duī li, chuī yě chuī bùdé, dǎ yě dǎ bùdé
Pinyin (Taiwan): dòufu diào jìn huī duī lǐ, chuī yě chuī bùdé, dǎ yě dǎ bùdé
Bopomofo: ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄟㄉㄨㄟㄌㄧˇ，ㄔㄨㄟㄧㄝˇ ㄔㄨㄟㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ，ㄉㄚˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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