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
- (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
豆腐婆
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, derogatory) lesbian