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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries老好人
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lǎo hǎorén
"他是个老好人，谁来借钱都会答应。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is easily persuaded, manipulated, or influenced, especially into giving away money or favors.
"He is a soft touch for any charity that asks him for a donation." - 2
An easy task, situation, or opponent.
"Everyone thought the championship match would be a soft touch, but it turned out to be grueling."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The idiom combines the adjective 'soft', used metaphorically since the 16th century to denote gentleness, leniency, or lack of firmness, with 'touch', referring to a gentle physical contact or handling. By the 19th century, 'soft touch' evolved in colloquial English to describe a person easily persuaded, manipulated, or induced to give money due to their good-natured vulnerability.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Soft touch" is said worldwide
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bonne pâte
Transliteration: bon pat
"Il est une bonne pâte et aide toujours ses amis."
einfache Beute
Transliteration: ainfakh-e boy-te
"Er ist ein weiches Ziel für Trickbetrüger."
bonaccione
Transliteration: bon-at-cho-ne
"È un bonaccione che non sa dire di no."
un blando
Transliteration: un blan-do
"Es un blando con sus nietos."
manteiga derretida
Transliteration: man-tay-ga der-re-chi-da
"Ele é manteiga derretida e dá dinheiro para qualquer pedinte."
भोला-भाला व्यक्ति
Transliteration: bhola-bhala vyakti
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह बहुत सीधा-साधा व्यक्ति है, इसलिए लोग उसका फायदा उठाते हैं।"
老好人
Transliteration: lǎo hǎorén
Script: 中文汉字
"他是个老好人，谁来借钱都会答应。"
마음이 약한 사람
Transliteration: maeum-i yak-han saram
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 마음이 약해서 거절을 못 해요."
お人よし
Transliteration: ohitoyoshi
Script: 日本語
"彼は本当にお人よしで、すぐに人にお金を貸してしまう。"
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