腐 (fu6 | fu3) : rot; stale; bean curd

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腐

fu6

fu3

[1] [v] rot; decay; become putrid
[2] [adj] stale; worn-out; corrupt
[3] [n] bean curd; tofu; soybean

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: 肉 (#130)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

腐

This word has been viewed 11571 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Mar 2011 01:59

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豆腐花 dau6 fu6 faa1 = soybean dessert 粵

豆腐 dau6 fu6 dou4 fu5 = bean curd, tofu

腐乳 fu6 jyu5 fu3 ru3 = fermented bean curd

腐化 fu6 faa3 fu3 hua4 = to decay

腐敗 fu6 baai6 fu3 bai4 = corruption

腐蝕 fu6 sik6 fu3 shi2 = corroded; corrupted

腐爛 fu6 laan6 fu3 lan4 = rotten

杏仁豆腐 hang6 jan4 dau6 fu6 = almond beancurd/tofu

臭豆腐 cau3 dau6 fu6 = fermented bean curd (lit., "smelly tofu")

腐竹 fu6 zuk1 = soybean stick 粵
See all 38 compounds (CantoDict reports 41 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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唔好買呢啲有防腐劑嘅食物！粵
Don't buy food with preservatives!
[Lit. Don't buy these have preservatives (of) food]

食咗腐敗嘅食物容易生病。粵
You are liable to get sick by eating putrid food.

佢哋結咗婚?呃鬼食豆腐咩。粵
They got married! You're kidding!

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 腐
Unicode code for this character: U+8150 (off-site link)

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