tā / méi / yǒu / zhí / jiē / pī / píng / wǒ / ér / shì / yòng / ruǎn / dāo / zi / ràng / wǒ / nán / kān

他没有直接批评我，而是用软刀子让我难堪。

Instead of criticizing me directly, he used underhanded tactics to embarrass me.