雷公打豆腐

Mandarin · pinyin Léi Gōng dǎ dòu fu

Meanings

  1. the God of Thunder strikes bean curd
  2. fig. to bully the weakest person
  3. to pick on an easy target
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雷
léi · thunder
公
gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
打
dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
豆
dòu · beans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151
腐
fǔ · rot, decay, spoil; rotten
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2–1–3–4–5 · Lei2 Gong1 da3 dou4 fu5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

leoi4 gung1 daa2 dau6 fu6

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leoi4 gung1 daa2 dau6 fu6

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雷公打豆腐 · Lei2 Gong1 da3 dou4 fu5
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Exact source record雷公打豆腐 雷公打豆腐 [Lei2 Gong1 da3 dou4 fu5] /the God of Thunder strikes bean curd/fig. to bully the weakest person/to pick on an easy target/