dou1 zi2 zeoi2 ，dau6 fu6 sam1刀子嘴，豆腐心
Jyutpingdou1 zi2 zeoi2 ，dau6 fu6 sam1
Yaledōu jí jéui ，dauh fuh sām

Definition

to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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盜賊盗贼
dou6 caak6robber
東盟东盟
dung1 mang4ASEAN (abbr. for 東南亞國家聯盟|东南亚国家联盟[Dong1 nan2 ya4 Guo2 jia1 Lian2 meng2])
淡黃腰柳鶯淡黄腰柳莺
daam6 wong4 jiu1 lau5 ang1(bird species of China) lemon-rumped warbler (Phylloscopus chloronotus)
電離層电离层
din6 lei4 cang4ionosphere
擋風玻璃挡风玻璃
dong2 fung1 bo1 lei1windshield
檔嘢档嘢
dong3 je5a place under the security protection of a triad group; a stall [colloquial]
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