有句老话说得好 这豆腐掉在灰里边
“It's a tough situation. Can't ignore it, can't fix it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“gentle critiques are useless, and harsh words make her hostile.”
有句老 话说 得好 这 豆腐掉在灰里边
“It's a tough situation. Can't ignore it, can't fix it.”
吹不得 打不得
“Can't ignore it, can't fix it.”
“No matter how we handle this person, it will backfire and make things worse.”
The phrase evokes the famous riddle: tofu in the ash cannot be blown clean (ashes scatter) nor slapped clean (tofu breaks), signifying an impossible dilemma.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as the old saying aptly goes
A standard rhetorical frame used to introduce a proverb or conventional wisdom to support one's argument.
fallen into the ashes
The first part of a traditional two-part allegorical saying (xiehouyu) illustrating a fragile, messy situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“As the old saying goes,”
“there's an old saying—”
“This is penny-wise and pound-foolish.”
“As the saying goes,”
“As the saying goes,”
“I know where those spoiled buns came from now.”