豆腐婆
Chinese
edittofu; bean curd; any food with tofu-like physical quality | grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (豆腐婆) | 豆腐 | 婆 | |
simp. #(豆腐婆) | 豆腐 | 婆 | |
Literally: “tofu woman; woman who makes tofu”. |
Etymology
editSee 磨豆腐 (mò dòufu).
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dau6 fu6 po4-2
- Yale: dauh fuh pó
- Cantonese Pinyin: dau6 fu6 po4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: deo6 fu6 po4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɐu̯²² fuː²² pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit豆腐婆