Lingaku- lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
- fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])
Generated definitions (experimental)
- 像豆腐穿马尾，提不起来
This phrase is used to express that a topic is not worth discussing or shouldn't be brought up, similar to saying "let's not talk about it" in English. The use of "提" here creates a pun, as it plays with the concept of bringing something up or discussing it.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Mǎ wěi马尾chuān穿dòu fu豆腐like tofu strung on horsetail (literal meaning)dī提bù不qǐ lai起来can't lift it (literal meaning)bié tí le别提了let's not talk about ittí dào提到zhè ge这个bringing this uptí xīn diào dǎn提心吊胆to be anxious and fearfuldī提bù不qǐ起xìng qù兴趣to lose interesttí bǐ wàng zì提笔忘字to forget the characters when one picks up the pentí dào提到shāng xīn伤心shì事to mention sad thingswú无huà话kě可dī提nothing to talk abouttí dào提到de的má fan麻烦the mentioned troublestí xīn提心guà挂dǔ肚to be worried and anxious