豆とう腐ふメンタル

noun

extreme mental weakness; fragile heart

Slang term likening one's mental resilience to the softness of tofu; used for someone who is easily hurt, discouraged, or emotionally fragile.

• 彼かれは豆とう腐ふメンタルだから、ちょっとした批ひ判はんでもすぐ落おち込こむ。

  He has a tofu-soft mental state, so even a little criticism gets him down right away.

• そんな豆とう腐ふメンタルじゃ、社しゃ会かい人じんとしてやっていけないよ。

  With such a fragile heart, you won't make it as a working adult.