豆瓣 dòu bàn cotyledon of a bean or pea (i.e. either of the halves of a bean or pea) / thick bean sauce (abbr. for 豆瓣醬|豆瓣酱[dou4ban4jiang4]) syn 豆角 dòu jiǎo string bean / snap bean / green bean syn 四季豆 sì jì dòu green bean / French bean / runner bean syn 乳腐 rǔ fǔ fermented soybean curd 南乳 nán rǔ fermented soybean curd 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 刀子嘴巴，豆腐心 dāo zi zuǐ ba , dòu fu xīn lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd / sharp tongue concealing a caring heart 旋子 鏇子 xuàn zi large metal plate for making bean curd / metal pot for warming wine syn 雷公打豆腐 léi gōng dǎ dòu fu the God of Thunder strikes bean curd / fig. to bully the weakest person / to pick on an easy target 雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺 雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺 léi gōng dǎ dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de qī the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person / to pick on an easy target 香干 香乾 xiāng gān smoked bean curd syn 豆腐花 dòu fu huā jellied tofu / soft bean curd 粉丝 粉絲 fěn sī bean vermicelli / mung bean starch noodles / cellophane noodles / fan / enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans") syn 红豆 紅豆 hóng dòu azuki bean / red bean syn 蚕豆 蠶豆 cán dòu broad bean (Vicia faba) / fava bean syn 豆豉 dòu chǐ black bean / black bean sauce 胡豆 hú dòu broad bean (Vicia faba) / fava bean syn 罗汉豆 羅漢豆 luó hàn dòu broad bean (Vicia faba) / fava bean 龙豆 龍豆 lóng dòu dragon bean / long bean 棉豆 mián dòu lima bean, aka butter bean (Phaseolus lunatus) 酥酪 sū lào yogurt / curd cheese 酿酒 釀酒 niàng jiǔ to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc) 炸酱面 炸醬麵 zhá jiàng miàn zhajiang mian, thick wheat noodles served with ground pork simmered in salty fermented soybean paste (or other sauce) 酒酿 酒釀 jiǔ niàng sweet fermented rice / glutinous rice wine syn 豆汁 dòu zhī douzhi, fermented drink made from ground mung beans / soy milk syn 纳豆 納豆 nà dòu nattō, a type of fermented soybean, popular as a breakfast food in Japan 黑茶 hēi chá dark tea, a variety of fermented tea (e.g. Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2]) 红茶菌 紅茶菌 hóng chá jūn kombucha (fermented tea) 酱 醬 jiàng thick paste of fermented soybean / marinated in soy paste / paste / jam syn 豉 chǐ salted fermented beans 麦酒 麥酒 mài jiǔ beer / ale / (archaic) alcoholic drink made from fermented wheat or barley 江米酒 jiāng mǐ jiǔ glutinous rice wine / fermented glutinous rice syn 醪糟 醪蹧 láo zāo sweet fermented rice / glutinous rice wine syn 黄酱 黃醬 huáng jiàng yellow soybean paste (fermented and salted) 养乐多 養樂多 yǎng lè duō Yakult (Japanese brand of fermented milk drink) 甜酒酿 甜酒釀 tián jiǔ niàng fermented rice 椰果 yē guǒ nata de coco (a chewy jelly made from fermented coconut water) 峇拉煎 bā lā jiān (loanword) belachan (South-East Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste) 马拉盏 馬拉盞 mǎ lā zhǎn (loanword) belachan (South-East Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste) 螺蛳粉 螺螄粉 luó sī fěn luosifen (rice noodles served in a broth made from river snails and pork bones, often seasoned with stinky fermented bamboo shoots) 绿豆 綠豆 lǜ dòu mung bean 豆油 dòu yóu soy bean oil / (dialect) soy sauce 豆子 dòu zi bean / pea / CL:顆|颗[ke1] syn 豆类 豆類 dòu lèi bean syn 地瓜 dì guā sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) / yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) / (TCM) digua fig (Ficus tikoua Bur.) syn 豆芽 dòu yá bean sprout syn 粉条 粉條 fěn tiáo vermicelli made from mung bean starch etc syn 扁豆 biǎn dòu hyacinth bean / haricot 豆沙 dòu shā sweetened bean paste 大福 dà fú a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku") 小算盘 小算盤 xiǎo suàn pán lit. small abacus / fig. selfish calculations / bean-counting syn 豇豆 jiāng dòu cowpea / black-eyed bean 豆瓣酱 豆瓣醬 dòu bàn jiàng sticky chili bean sauce / doubanjiang 豆沙包 dòu shā bāo bean paste bun 豆苗 dòu miáo pea shoots / bean seedling 芸豆 蕓豆 yún dòu kidney bean syn 菜豆 cài dòu kidney bean syn 白芸豆 bái yún dòu scarlet runner bean 豆 dòu legume / pulse / bean / pea (CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]) / (old) stemmed cup or bowl syn 鸿 鴻 hóng eastern bean goose / great / large syn 荜 蓽 bì bean / pulse 打小算盘 打小算盤 dǎ xiǎo suàn pán lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom) / petty and scheming selfishly / concerned with petty interests / selfish and uncaring of the interests of others / bean counter syn 斗筲之人 dǒu shāo zhī rén a small-minded person / a bean-counter 一致字 yī zhì zì (orthography) consistent words (e.g. "dean", "bean", and "lean", where "-ean" is pronounced the same in each case) / consistent characters (e.g. 搖|摇[yao2], 遙|遥[yao2] and 謠|谣[yao2], which share a phonetic component that reliably indicates that the pronunciation of the character is yáo) 豆芽菜 dòu yá cài bean sprouts syn 羊羹 yáng gēng yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form 憨豆先生 hān dòu xiān sheng Mr. Bean (TV) 红豆沙 紅豆沙 hóng dòu shā red bean paste 芸荳 蕓荳 yún dòu kidney bean / peas and beans in general 豆皀 dòu bī pea or bean (dialect) 豆蓉 dòu róng sweetened bean paste syn 豆蓉包 dòu róng bāo bean paste bun 豆薯 dòu shǔ yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus), a vine with sweet edible root syn 豆薯属 豆薯屬 dòu shǔ shǔ yam bean / Pachyrhizus genus 豆豉酱 豆豉醬 dòu chǐ jiàng black bean sauce 车轮饼 車輪餅 chē lún bǐng imagawayaki (sweet snack made of batter cooked in the shape of a car wheel, stuffed with azuki bean paste or other fillings) 酸豆 suān dòu tamarind (Tamarindus indica) tropical tree with bean-like fruit / pickled caper 鹰嘴豆 鷹嘴豆 yīng zuǐ dòu chickpea (Cicer arietinum) / garbanzo bean 黃豆 huáng dòu soya bean 豆雁 dòu yàn (bird species of China) taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis) 泛非豆类研究联盟 fàn fēi dòu lèi yán jiū lián méng Pan-African Bean Research Alliance 长豇豆 zhǎng jiāng dòu asparagus bean 籽实 籽實 zǐ shí seed / grain / kernel / bean 冬粉 dōng fěn (Tw) cellophane noodles / mung bean vermicelli 短嘴豆雁 duǎn zuǐ dòu yàn (bird species of China) tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris) 绿豆椪 綠豆椪 lǜ dòu pèng mung bean cake (pastry with a rounded top, containing a sweet or savory filling made with cooked mung beans) 烟豆 煙豆 yān dòu variable glycine (Glycine tabacina), a scrambling plant in the bean family 布袋弹 布袋彈 bù dài dàn bean bag round 豆袋弹 豆袋彈 dòu dài dàn bean bag round 鲷鱼烧 鯛魚燒 diāo yú shāo taiyaki, Japanese-style waffle made with a fish-shaped mold, typically filled with a sweet bean paste 饹馇 餎餷 gē zha a kind of flat cake made from bean flour, often cut up and fried 