马尾穿豆腐,提不起来

(馬尾穿豆腐,提不起來)mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai

lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it / fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])

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