麻婆豆腐

Chinese

		(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law	tofu; bean curd; any food with tofu-like physical quality
trad. (麻婆豆腐)		麻	婆	豆腐
simp. #(麻婆豆腐)		麻	婆	豆腐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): mápó dòufu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ㄆㄛˊ ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ma² po² dou⁴ fu³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁴ po⁴ dau⁶ fu⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mápó dòufu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ㄆㄛˊ ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mápó dòufů
    • Wade–Giles: ma²-pʻo² tou⁴-fu⁵
    • Yale: má-pwó dòu-fu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mapor dow.fu
    • Palladius: мапо доуфу (mapo doufu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹ fu¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ma² po² dou⁴ fu³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mapodoufu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ma²¹ pʰo²¹ təu²¹³ fu⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁴ po⁴ dau⁶ fu⁶
    • Yale: màh pòh dauh fuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁴ po⁴ dau⁶ fu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁴ po⁴ deo⁶ fu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː²¹ pʰɔː²¹ tɐu̯²² fuː²²/

Noun

麻婆豆腐

1. mapo doufu, a Sichuan dish made of stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce

Descendants

• → English: mapo doufu
• → Japanese: 麻(まー)婆(ぼー)豆(どう)腐(ふ) (mābōdōfu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麻	婆	豆	腐
マー Grade: S	ボー Grade: S	どう Grade: 3	ふ Grade: S
irregular		on'yomi

Alternative spelling
マーボー豆腐

Etymology

Borrowing from Chinese 麻婆豆腐 (mápó dòufu).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) マーボーどーふ [màábóó dóꜜòfù] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ːbo̞ː do̞ːɸɯ̟]

Noun

麻(マー)婆(ボー)豆(どう)腐(ふ) • (mābō-dōfu) 

1. mapo doufu, a spicy chili-flavored tofu dish from the Sichuan cuisine of China