软肋 (軟肋)
ruǎn lèi
Pinyin
Definition
软肋 (軟肋)
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- rib cartilage
- (fig.) weak spot
- soft underbelly
Character Decomposition
Related Words (6)
- 1 rib
- 1 chicken ribs
- 2 sth of little value or interest
- 3 sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up
- 4 to be physically weak
- 1 lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
- 2 fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
- 1 rib cartilage
- 2 (fig.) weak spot
- 3 soft underbelly
- 1 rib
- 2 Taiwan pr. [lè]
Idioms (1)
两肋插刀
- 1 lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
- 2 fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it