軟肋

Chinese

		soft; flexible	rib
trad. (軟肋)		軟	肋
simp. (软肋)		软	肋

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ruǎnlèi, ruǎnlè

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋ, ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ lak⁶ / jyun⁵ laak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎnlèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnlèi
  - Wade–Giles: juan³-lei⁴
  - Yale: rwǎn-lèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanley
  - Palladius: жуаньлэй (žuanʹlɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎnlè
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnlè
  - Wade–Giles: juan³-lê⁴
  - Yale: rwǎn-lè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanleh
  - Palladius: жуаньлэ (žuanʹlɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁵ lak⁶ / jyun⁵ laak⁶
  - Yale: yúhn lahk / yúhn laahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ lak⁹ / jyn⁵ laak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁵ leg⁶ / yun⁵ lag⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ lɐk̚²/, /jyːn¹³ laːk̚²/

Noun

軟肋

(anatomy) costal cartilage
- 此證生於軟肋，有硬骨者為肋，肋下軟肉處為季脅。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  此证生于软肋，有硬骨者为肋，肋下软肉处为季胁。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 《醫宗金鑒》
  Cǐ zhèng shēng yú ruǎnlèi, yǒu yìng gǔ zhě wèi lèi, lèi xià ruǎn ròu chù wèi jìxié. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
(figurative, Mainland China) weak point; weakness; soft underbelly
- 2022 November 26, ““他的軟肋是兒子” 疑北京居委會商討管控民眾惹眾怒”, in Radio Free Asia‎^[1]:
  
  影片中，有人提議，“哪天找個黑地兒，拘他 3 天！”一女子笑著說：“咱倆的想法一致了。就得把他關幾天……就是影響你兒子，要不要你兒子的未來了？他的軟肋其實是他兒子。” [MSC, trad.]
  影片中，有人提议，“哪天找个黑地儿，拘他 3 天！”一女子笑著说：“咱俩的想法一致了。就得把他关几天……就是影响你儿子，要不要你儿子的未来了？他的软肋其实是他儿子。” [MSC, simp.]
  Yǐngpiàn zhōng, yǒurén tíyì, “nǎ tiān zhǎo ge hēi dì ér, jū tā 3 tiān!” Yī nǚzǐ xiào zhù shuō: “Zánliǎ de xiǎngfǎ yīzhì le. Jiù dé bǎ tā guān jǐtiān...... Jiùshì yǐngxiǎng nǐ érzǐ, yào bùyào nǐ érzǐ de wèilái le? Tā de ruǎnlèi qíshí shì tā érzǐ.” [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)