豆干 豆乾 dòu gān pressed tofu / dried tofu (ingredient of Chinese cuisine made by pressing, drying and flavoring tofu to produce a firm chewy block, typically cut into thin strips when preparing a dish) 大溪豆干 大溪豆乾 dà xī dòu gān dried tofu made in Daxi, a district of Taoyuan, Taiwan famous for its dried tofu 豆干[dou4gan1] 臭豆腐 chòu dòu fu stinky tofu / strong-smelling preserved beancurd / fig. rough exterior but lovable person 麻婆豆腐 má pó dòu fǔ mapo tofu / stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce 辣条 辣條 là tiáo spicy sticks, a snack food similar to beef jerky but made with flour or dried beancurd instead of meat 豆腐皮 dòu fu pí tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu) syn 干贝 乾貝 gān bèi conpoy / dried scallop (dried adductor muscle of a scallop) syn 干货 乾貨 gān huò dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone) / (fig.) (coll.) knowledge presented in readily assimilable form / just what you want to know: no more, no less (no padding 水分[shui3fen4]) 脩 xiū dried meat presented by pupils to their teacher at their first meeting (in ancient times) / dried / withered 四季豆腐 sì jì dòu fu four seasons beancurd 豆腐 dòu fu tofu / bean curd 豆花 dòu huā jellied tofu / soft bean curd 豆腐脑 豆腐腦 dòu fu nǎo jellied tofu / soft bean curd 腐乳 fǔ rǔ pickled tofu syn 关东煮 關東煮 guān dōng zhǔ oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth 豆渣 dòu zhā okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu) 杏仁豆腐 xìng rén dòu fu almond tofu / almond jelly (dessert made with apricot kernel milk, sugar and agar) 家常豆腐 jiā cháng dòu fu home-style tofu 白玉 bái yù white jade / tofu (by analogy) syn 豆腐渣 dòu fu zhā okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu) 马尾穿豆腐，提不起来 馬尾穿豆腐，提不起來 mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it / fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2]) 心急吃不了热豆腐 心急吃不了熱豆腐 xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom) / one just has to be patient / haste will ruin everything 鱼生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安 魚生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安 yú shēng huǒ , ròu shēng tán , qīng cài dòu fu bǎo píng ān fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy 稻荷寿司 稻荷壽司 dào hè shòu sī inarizushi (pouch of fried tofu typically filled with rice) 黑轮 黑輪 hēi lún oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth 臭臭锅 臭臭鍋 chòu chòu guō hot pot containing stinky tofu and other ingredients (Taiwanese dish) 冷奴 lěng nú silken tofu served cold with various toppings (loanword from Japanese "hiyayakko") 珍珠翡翠白玉汤 珍珠翡翠白玉湯 zhēn zhū fěi cuì bái yù tāng cabbage, rice and tofu soup 豆腐花 dòu fu huā jellied tofu / soft bean curd 油豆腐 yóu dòu fu fried tofu (cubes) 豆菊 dòu jú fried tofu skin (typically used as a hot pot ingredient) 虾米 蝦米 xiā mǐ small shrimp / dried, shelled shrimps / (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-mih], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼|什么[shen2me5]) syn 海绵 海綿 hǎi mián (zoology) sea sponge / (esp.) dried sea sponge / sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc) / foam rubber 枯竭 kū jié used up / dried up / exhausted (of resources) syn 干枯 乾枯 gān kū withered / shriveled / dried-up syn 青丝 青絲 qīng sī fine black hair / dried plum (sliced, as cake ingredient) syn 紫菜 zǐ cài edible seaweed of genus Porphyra or genus Pyropia, esp. one used to make dried sheets of nori 风干 風乾 fēng gān to air-dry / to season (timber etc) / air-dried / air-drying 干瘪 乾癟 gān biě dried out / wizened / shriveled syn 内定 內定 nèi dìng to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later / to decide behind closed doors / all cut and dried 陈皮 陳皮 chén pí dried tangerine peel (used in cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine) 干果 乾果 gān guǒ dried fruit / dry fruits (nuts etc) 葡萄干 葡萄乾 pú tao gān raisin / dried grape 牛肉干 牛肉乾 niú ròu gān dried beef / jerky / charqui 肉松 肉鬆 ròu sōng meat floss / shredded dried pork syn 冻干 凍乾 dòng gān to freeze-dry / freeze-dried food (such as meat or fruit) 乳臭未干 乳臭未乾 rǔ xiù wèi gān lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom) / fig. immature and inexperienced / still wet behind the ears syn 腐竹 fǔ zhú rolls of dried soymilk cream (used in cooking after being rehydrated) 虾皮 蝦皮 xiā pí small dried shrimp syn 枯干 枯乾 kū gān dried up / shriveled / withered 眼屎 yǎn shǐ sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye) syn 干菜 乾菜 gān cài dried vegetable 海米 hǎi mǐ dried shrimps syn 苍术 蒼術 cāng zhú black atractylodes rhizome (dried rhizome of any of several atractylodes species) (TCM) 柿饼 柿餅 shì bǐng dried persimmon 板鸭 板鴨 bǎn yā pressed (dried) salted duck 冬菜 dōng cài preserved dried cabbage or mustard greens 紫河车 紫河車 zǐ hé chē (TCM) dried human placenta (used as medicine) syn 腊 xī dried meat / also pr. [xi2] syn 枯 kū (of plants) withered / (of wells, rivers, etc) dried up / (bound form) dull / boring / (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds syn 脯 fǔ dried meat / preserved fruit syn 槁 gǎo dried up (wood) / dead tree 菸 yū to wither / dried leaves / faded / withered 鲞 鯗 xiǎng dried fish syn 眵 chī (bound form) sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye) syn 膴 hū big piece of meat / dried meat 冢中枯骨 塚中枯骨 zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ dried bones in burial mound (idiom) / dead and buried 臈 là dried meat 腶 duàn dried meat 腒 jū dried poultry 鱐 sù dried fish 胏 zǐ dried meat with bone 干姜 乾薑 gān jiāng dried ginger 凅 gù dried up / dry / exhausted / tired 薧 kǎo dried food 班纪德 班紀德 bān jì dé pancetta (Italian belly) / salted spiced dried pork belly 眼眵 yǎn chī sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye) syn 耿饼 耿餅 gěng bǐng dried persimmon (from Geng village, Heze 荷澤|荷泽, Shandong) 藁草 gǎo cǎo hay / dried grass 虾干 蝦乾 xiā gān dried shrimps 鱼松 魚鬆 yú sōng fish floss / crisp and flaky shredded dried fish 鼻屎 bí shǐ booger / dried nasal mucus 乌鱼子 烏魚子 wū yú zǐ mullet roe (salted and dried) / bottarga 脱脂奶粉 tuō zhī nǎi fěn dried buttermilk 冻干疫苗 freeze-dried vaccine 干果标准化专家会议 幹果標準化專家會議 Meeting of Experts on Standardization of Dry and Dried Produce (Fruit) 干燥至恒重 幹燥至恒重 dried to constant weight 鲞鱼 鯗魚 xiǎng yú dried fish syn 干儿 乾兒 gān r dried food 南枣 南棗 nán zǎo dried jujubes 肉脯 ròu fǔ dried meat 元肉 yuán ròu dried longan pulp 枳实 枳實 zhǐ shí dried fruit of immature citron or trifoliate orange (used in TCM) 柴鱼片 柴魚片 chái yú piàn katsuobushi or dried bonito flakes (paper-thin shavings of preserved skipjack tuna) 毛茶 máo chá unprocessed sun-dried tea leaves used to make black or green tea syn 眵目糊 chī mu hū (dialect) sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye) 菜脯 cài pú dried, pickled white radish 涸辙之鲋 涸轍之鮒 hé zhé zhī fù lit. a fish in a dried-out rut (idiom) / fig. a person in dire straits syn 鼻垢 bí gòu dried nasal mucus / booger 