軟柿子

Chinese

		soft; flexible	persimmon; tomato
trad. (軟柿子)		軟	柿子
simp. (软柿子)		软	柿子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ruǎnshìzi

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄕˋ ˙ㄗ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎnshìzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄕˋ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnshìhzi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: juan³-shih⁴-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: rwǎn-shr̀-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanshyh.tzy
  - Palladius: жуаньшицзы (žuanʹšiczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

Noun

軟柿子

softened persimmon, which has thick, jelly-like flesh
(figurative, colloquial, derogatory) one who is weak and easily bullied or manipulated; pushover

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “pushover”): 硬骨頭／硬骨头 (yìnggǔtou)

Coordinate terms

(softened persimmon): 硬柿子 (yìngshìzi)