雷公打豆腐，从软处下手雷公打豆腐，從軟處下手雷公打豆腐，從軟處下手

the Thunder God striking tofu: starting from the soft spot

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Bullying the weak and picking the easiest target to attack. Critical or mocking.
Wordplay: 软 ruǎn means both physically soft (tofu) and weak or yielding, so "starting from the soft spot" also means going after the easy target.

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Simplified: 雷公打豆腐，从软处下手
Traditional (Taiwan): 雷公打豆腐，從軟處下手
Pinyin: Léigōngdǎdòufu, cóng ruǎn chù xiàshǒu
Bopomofo: ㄌㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄥㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨ，ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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