豆腐 (dau6 fu6 | dou4 fu5) : bean curd, tofu

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豆腐

dau6 fu6

dou4 fu5

bean curd; tofu; soybean curd

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 3,060,000

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

豆腐

This word has been viewed 6211 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by nanimo on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 10th Jul 2010 15:03

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Characters in this word:

豆 dau6 dau6*2 - beans; peas
腐 fu6 - rot; stale; bean curd

17 compounds containing this word:

豆腐花 - soybean dessert
杏仁豆腐 - almond beancurd/tofu
臭豆腐 - fermented bean curd (lit., "smelly tofu")
麻婆豆腐 - Sichuan chilli tofu
豆腐皮 - hard substance obtained from bean whey
潮式紅燒豆腐 - Chaozhou style braised tofu
呃鬼食豆腐 - expression of skepticism
豆腐婆 - a lesbian (lit., "bean curd woman")
冬瓜豆腐 - an emergency or crisis such as death
豆腐膶 - bean curd cube; a very small area
豆腐泡 - deep fried tofu puff
玉子豆腐 - egg bean curd
磨豆腐 - lesbian; grumble or chatter incessantly
豆腐渣 - bean curd dregs; bean curd construction
豆腐火腩飯 - braised tofu and roast pork with rice
釀豆腐 - Yong Tau Fu, a Hakka dish
Common Formations:
豆腐渣工程 - jerry-built project (lit., "bean curd residue project")

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

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