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])
马
mǎ
abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
尾
wěi
tail
穿
chuān
to wear
豆
dòu
legume; pulse; bean; pea (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4])
腐
fu
decay
,
,
提
tí
to carry (hanging down from the hand)
不
bu
no; not so
起
qǐ
to rise
来
lai
to come