豆腐婆

Chinese

		tofu; 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

See 磨豆腐 (mò dòufu).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dau⁶ fu⁶ po^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dau⁶ fu⁶ po^4-2
    • Yale: dauh fuh pó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dau⁶ fu⁶ po^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: deo⁶ fu⁶ po^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐu̯²² fuː²² pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

豆腐婆

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, derogatory) lesbian