冬瓜豆腐 (dung1 gwaa1 dau6 fu6 | ) : an emergency or crisis such as death

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冬瓜豆腐

dung1 gwaa1 dau6 fu6

an emergency or crisis such as death (lit., "winter melon and tofu"). Also 衫長褲短

This is an expanded expression from the original 瓜豆 [gwaa1 dau62], which is itself an euphemism of 歸竇 [gwai1 dau3], "return to one's den", i.e. pass away.

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

冬瓜豆腐

This word has been viewed 3011 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 28th May 2007 22:16 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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冬 dung1 - winter
瓜 gwaa1 - gourd; melon
豆 dau6 dau6*2 - beans; peas
腐 fu6 - rot; stale; bean curd

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