柿子挑软的捏

shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē

lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)

fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruan3 shi4 zi5]) who get picked on; bullies pick soft targets

柿

shì

old variant of 柿[shi4]

子

zi

noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"

挑

tiāo

to carry on a shoulder pole

软

ruǎn

variant of 軟|软[ruan3]

的

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle)

捏

niē

variant of 捏[nie1]