柿子挑軟的捏 shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
  2. fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruan3 shi4 zi5]) who get picked on
  3. bullies pick soft targets

CHARACTERS

柿 shì
HSK 4
persimmon
子 zi
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
挑 tiāo
HSK 5
a load carried on the shoulders; to carry
軟 ruǎn soft, flexible, pliable; weak
的 de
HSK 1
possessive, adjectival suffix
捏 niē
HSK 6
pick with fingers; knead; mold