Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
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豆腐 | 豆腐 | dòufu | - tofu - bean curd |
吃豆腐 | 吃豆腐 | chīdòufu | - to eat tofu - to flirt - to tease |
磨豆腐 | 磨豆腐 | mòdòufu | - to grumble - to chatter away incessantly |
臭豆腐 | 臭豆腐 | chòudòufu | - stinky tofu - strong-smelling preserved beancurd - fig. rough exterior but lovable person |
豆腐渣 | 豆腐渣 | dòufuzhā | - soybean dregs |
豆腐脑 | 豆腐腦 | dòufunǎo | - jellied tofu - soft bean curd |
四季豆腐 | 四季豆腐 | sìjìdòufu | - four seasons beancurd |
家常豆腐 | 家常豆腐 | jiāchángdòufu | - home-style tofu |
杏仁豆腐 | 杏仁豆腐 | xìngréndòufu | - almond junket |
麻婆豆腐 | 麻婆豆腐 | mápódòufǔ | - mapo tofu - stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce |
豆腐渣工程 | 豆腐渣工程 | dòufuzhāgōngchéng | - jerry-built building project - lit. built on soybean dregs |
雷公打豆腐 | 雷公打豆腐 | LéiGōngdǎdòufu | - the God of Thunder strikes bean curd - fig. to bully the weakest person - to pick on an easy target |
刀子嘴,豆腐心 | 刀子嘴,豆腐心 | dāozizuǐ,dòufuxīn | - to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom) |
刀子嘴巴,豆腐心 | 刀子嘴巴,豆腐心 | dāozizuǐba,dòufuxīn | - lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart |
心急吃不了热豆腐 | 心急吃不了熱豆腐 | xīnjíchībuliǎorèdòufu | - hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom) - one just has to be patient - haste will ruin everything |
雷公打豆腐,拣软的欺 | 雷公打豆腐,揀軟的欺 | LéiGōngdǎdòufu,jiǎnruǎndeqī | - the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person - to pick on an easy target |
马尾穿豆腐,提不起来 | 馬尾穿豆腐,提不起來 | mǎwěichuāndòufu,tíbuqǐlai | - lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it - fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2]) |
鱼生火,肉生痰,青菜豆腐保平安 | 魚生火,肉生痰,青菜豆腐保平安 | yúshēnghuǒ,ròushēngtán,qīngcàidòufubǎopíngān | - fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy |
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