ruǎn
dāo
zi

common
idiom

Meaning of 软刀子

软刀子 means soft knife; insidious means of torturing or corrupting someone without their awareness. Pronounced ruǎn dāo zi.

  • soft knife; insidious means of torturing or corrupting someone without their awareness

Definitions & Examples

Ruǎn
dāo
zi
shā
rén
jiàn
xiě
 

Killing with a soft knife draws no blood.

Zhè
zhǒng
ruǎn
dāo
zi
zhēn
dāo
zhēn
qiāng
gèng
 

This kind of insidious means is more terrifying than real weapons.

yòng
ruǎn
dāo
zi
màn
man
de
jiě
duì
shǒu
de
zhì
 

He gradually undermined his opponent's will using imperceptible means.

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