豆花

Chinese

	bean; sacrificial vessel	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (豆花)	豆	花
simp. ^#(豆花)	豆	花
anagram	花豆

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dòuhuā

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dau⁶ faa¹
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): dao⁵ hua¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tāu-hoe / tāu-hoa / tāu-hoee

(Teochew, Peng'im): dao⁷ huê¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dòuhuā
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dòuhua
  - Wade–Giles: tou⁴-hua¹
  - Yale: dòu-hwā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dowhua
  - Palladius: доухуа (douxua)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /toʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dòuhuār
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄚㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dòuhuar
  - Wade–Giles: tou⁴-hua¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: dòu-hwār
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dowhual
  - Palladius: доухуар (douxuar)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /toʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dau⁶ faa¹
  - Yale: dauh fā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dau⁶ faa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: deo⁶ fa¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐu̯²² faː⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: dao⁵ hua¹ [Phonetic: dao⁵ ua¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: dāu-hua
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau¹¹ ^(h-)ua⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: dao⁵ hua¹ [Phonetic: dao⁵ ua¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau²¹ ^(h-)ua⁵⁴⁴/

Note: Sense 2. For sense 1, see 豆腐花.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāu-hoe
  - Tâi-lô: tāu-hue
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dauxhoef
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tau³³⁻²¹ hue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /tau²²⁻²¹ hue⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /tau⁴¹⁻²² hue³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tau³³⁻¹¹ hue⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāu-hoa
  - Tâi-lô: tāu-hua
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dauxhoaf
  - IPA (Penang): /tau²¹ hua³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tau²²⁻²¹ hua⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhao'an)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāu-hoee
  - Tâi-lô: tāu-huee
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dao⁷ huê¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tāu hue
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau¹¹ hue³³/

Noun

豆花

douhua; tofu pudding
(literary or dialectal) flower of bean plant
- 臯原寂歷垂禾穗，桑竹參差映豆花。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  臯原寂历垂禾穗，桑竹参差映豆花。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 溫庭筠 (Wen Tingyun) 《郊居秋日有懷一二知己》
  Gāoyuán jìlì chuí hésuì, sāngzhú cēncī yìng dòuhuā. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 豆腐腦 (“tofu pudding”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		豆腐腦
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	豆腐腦兒
	Taiwan	豆花
	Chengde	老豆腐
	Chifeng	豆腐腦兒
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	豆腐腦兒
	Heihe	豆腐腦兒
	Qiqihar	豆腐腦兒
	Harbin	豆腐腦兒
	Jiamusi	豆腐腦兒
	Baicheng	豆腐腦兒
	Tonghua	豆腐腦兒
	Shenyang	豆腐腦兒
	Jinzhou	豆腐腦兒
	Malaysia	豆腐花
	Singapore	豆花
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	豆腐腦兒, 老豆腐
	Tangshan	豆腐腦兒
	Cangzhou	豆腐腦兒
	Baoding	豆腐腦兒
	Shijiazhuang	豆腐腦兒
	Lijin	豆腐腦兒
	Jinan	豆腐腦兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	豆腐腦兒
	Dandong	豆腐腦兒
	Yantai	豆腐腦兒
	Yantai (Muping)	豆腐腦兒
	Qingdao	豆腐腦兒
	Zhucheng	豆腐腦兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	豆腐腦兒
	Lingbao	豆腐腦兒
	Jining	豆腐腦兒
	Linfen	豆腐腦兒
	Shangqiu	豆腐腦兒
	Yuanyang	豆腐腦兒
	Zhengzhou	豆腐腦兒
	Xinyang	豆腐腦兒
	Baihe	豆腐腦兒
	Xi'an	豆腐腦兒
	Baoji	豆腐腦, 豆花腦, 豆花
	Tianshui	豆腐腦
	Xining	豆腐腦兒
	Xuzhou	豆腦兒, 豆腦子, 豆腐腦兒
	Fuyang	豆腐腦子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	豆腐腦兒, 豆腐腦
	Lanzhou	豆腐腦, 豆腐腦兒
	Dunhuang	豆腐腦
	Hami	豆腐腦兒
	Ürümqi	豆腐腦兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	嫩豆花兒, 嫩豆花, 豆花兒
	Chengdu (Xindu)	豆花兒, 豆花
	Chengdu (Pidu)	豆花兒
	Chengdu (Wenjiang)	豆花兒
	Chengdu (Shuangliu)	豆花兒
	Chengdu (Xinjin)	豆花兒
	Jintang	豆花兒, 豆花
	Pengzhou	豆花兒
	Dujiangyan	豆花兒
	Chongzhou	豆花兒
	Dayi	豆花兒
	Pujiang	豆花兒
	Qionglai	豆花兒
	Nanchong	豆腐腦兒
	Dazhou	豆花兒
	Hanyuan	豆花兒
	Xichang	豆腐腦兒
	Zigong	豆花兒
	Chongqing	豆腐腦兒, 豆花兒
	Wuhan	豆腐腦
	Yichang	豆腐腦兒, 豆花兒
	Xiangyang	豆腐腦兒
	Tianmen	窖子豆腐
	Guiyang	豆花, 水豆腐, 豆腐腦, 石膏豆腐
	Zunyi	豆花, 水豆花
	Bijie	豆花
	Liping	豆腐腦
	Zhaotong	水豆腐
	Dali	豆花
	Kunming	豆腐腦, 豆花, 水豆腐
	Mengzi	水豆腐
	Guilin	豆腐腦
	Liuzhou	豆腐花, 豆腐腦
	Jishou	豆腐腦兒
	Changde	豆腐腦
	Hanzhong	豆腐腦
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	豆腐腦
	Yangzhou	豆腐腦子, 豆腐花
	Lianyungang	豆腐腦子, 豆腐花子
	Nantong	豆腐腦子
	Anqing	豆腐腦, 水豆腐
	Wuhu	豆腐腦子, 水豆腐
	Hefei	豆腐腦
	Hong'an	豆腐腦
Cantonese	Guangzhou	豆腐花
	Hong Kong	豆腐花, 水豆腐
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	豆腐花
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	豆腐花
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	豆腐花
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	豆腐花
	Macau	豆腐花
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	豆腐花
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	豆腐花
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	豆腐花
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	豆腐花
	Foshan	豆腐花, 水豆腐
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	水豆腐
	Foshan (Shunde)	豆腐花
	Foshan (Sanshui)	豆腐花
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	豆腐花
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	豆腐花
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	豆腐花
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	豆腐花
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	豆腐花
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	豆腐花
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	豆腐花
	Taishan	豆腐花
	Kaiping (Chikan)	豆腐花
	Enping (Niujiang)	豆腐花
	Heshan (Yayao)	豆腐花
	Dongguan	豆腐花
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	豆腐花
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	豆腐花
	Singapore (Guangfu)	豆花, 豆腐花
Gan	Nanchang	豆腐
	Lichuan	豆腐崽兒
	Pingxiang	水豆腐
Hakka	Meixian	豆腐花
	Xingning	豆腐花
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	豆花
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	豆腐花
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	豆腐花
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	豆腐花
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	豆腐花
	Yudu	豆腐腦子, 豆腐花
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	豆腐花
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	豆腐花
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	豆腐花
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	豆腐花
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	豆腐花
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	豆花
	Hong Kong	豆腐花
Huizhou	Jixi	豆腐花
Huizhou	Shexian	豆腐花
Jin	Taiyuan	豆腐腦, 老豆腐
	Yangyuan	豆腐腦兒
	Datong	豆腐腦兒
	Xinzhou	豆腐腦兒, 豆腦兒
	Lüliang (Lishi)	豆腐腦兒
	Changzhi	豆腐腦兒
	Linhe	豆腐腦
	Jining	豆腐腦兒
	Hohhot	豆腐腦兒
	Erenhot	豆腐腦兒
	Pingshan	豆腐腦兒
	Zhangjiakou	豆腐腦兒
	Handan	豆腐腦兒, 老豆腐
	Linzhou	豆腐腦兒
	Suide	豆腐腦兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	豆腐仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	豆腐囝
	Fuqing	豆腐囝
	Matsu	豆花
Southern Min	Xiamen	豆花
	Quanzhou	豆花
	Zhangzhou	豆花
	Taipei	豆花
	Kaohsiung	豆花
	Yilan	豆花
	Changhua (Lukang)	豆花
	Taichung	豆花
	Taichung (Wuqi)	豆花
	Tainan	豆花
	Taitung	豆花
	Hsinchu	豆花
	Penghu (Magong)	豆花
	Penang (Hokkien)	豆花
	Singapore (Hokkien)	豆花
	Manila (Hokkien)	豆花
	Chaozhou	豆腐花
	Shantou	豆腐花
	Haifeng	豆花
	Singapore (Teochew)	豆花
	Leizhou	豆腦
	Haikou	豆腦
Puxian Min	Putian	豆腐花
Puxian Min	Xianyou	豆腐花
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	豆腐
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	豆腐花
Wu	Shanghai	豆腐花
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	水豆腐, 豆腐花
	Shanghai (Jiading)	豆腐花
	Suzhou	豆腐花, 水豆腐 suburban
	Danyang	豆腐花, 豆腐腦腦 dated
	Hangzhou	豆腐腦
	Ningbo	豆腐腦, 豆腐花
	Wenzhou	豆腐軟
	Jinhua	豆腐湯
Xiang	Changsha	豆腐腦
Xiang	Loudi	豆腐腦子, 懶豆腐

Derived terms

豆花水 (dòuhuāshuǐ)

Descendants

→ Amis: tofa
→ English: douhua, tau huay
→ Thai: เต้าฮวย (dtâo-huai)

References

莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “豆花”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 135.