"fried tofu (cubes)" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
油豆腐	yóu dòu fu	fried tofu (cubes)

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
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)
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
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]
麻婆豆腐	má pó dòu fǔ	mapo tofu / stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce
稻荷寿司稻荷壽司	dào hè shòu sī	inarizushi (pouch of fried tofu typically filled with rice)
豆菊	dòu jú	fried tofu skin (typically used as a hot pot ingredient)
炒米	chǎo mǐ	fried rice / millet stir-fried in butter
蛋炒饭节蛋炒飯節	dàn chǎo fàn jié	Fried Rice with Egg Festival, informally observed annually on November 25 as the anniversary of the death in 1950 of Mao Zedong's son Mao Anying, by people who are grateful that Mao's grip on China did not extend to a second generation (The younger Mao died in an American air raid in Korea, and, according to a popular account, his death was the result of cooking fried rice with egg, which produced smoke detected by US forces.)
打抛打拋	dǎ pāo	holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) (loanword from Thai "kaphrao") (used as an attributive in the names of Thai-style "phat kaphrao" dishes to indicate that the main ingredient is stir-fried with basil, as in 打拋豬\|打抛猪[da3pao1zhu1], stir-fried pork with basil)
棺材板	guān cai bǎn	wooden board used to make a coffin (also refers to the coffin itself) / (fig.) (of a facial expression) grim / unsmiling / coffin bread, a Taiwanese snack consisting of a thick slab of bread, fried or toasted, then hollowed out, filled with a thick stew, and capped with a "coffin lid" (slice of fried bread)
切成块切成塊	qiē chéng kuài	to cut into cubes / to dice (vegetable)
改刀	gǎi dāo	to cut food into a specific size or shape (strips, slices or cubes etc) / (dialect) screwdriver
豆腐	dòu fu	tofu / bean curd
臭豆腐	chòu dòu fu	stinky tofu / strong-smelling preserved beancurd / fig. rough exterior but lovable person
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
豆皮	dòu pí	dried beancurd (tofu)
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
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
卡拉	kǎ lā	karaoke / (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
肯德基	kěn dé jī	KFC / Kentucky Fried Chicken
炒菜	chǎo cài	to stir-fry / to do the cooking / stir-fried dish
油条油條	yóu tiáo	youtiao (deep-fried breadstick) / CL:根[gen1] / slick and sly person	syn
汤圆湯圓	tāng yuán	boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival	syn
薯条薯條	shǔ tiáo	french fries / french fried potatoes / chips
麻花	má huā	fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)	syn
炒饭炒飯	chǎo fàn	fried rice / (Tw) (slang) to have sex
薯片	shǔ piàn	fried potato chips
炸鸡炸雞	zhá jī	fried chicken
热炒熱炒	rè chǎo	stir-fried dish (Tw)
荷包蛋	hé bāo dàn	poached egg / egg fried on both sides
煎蛋	jiān dàn	fried egg
炒面炒麵	chǎo miàn	stir-fried noodles / "chow mein"
吉列	jí liè	breaded and fried cutlet (loanword via Cantonese)
锅贴鍋貼	guō tiē	fried dumpling / potsticker	syn
爆肚	bào dǔ	deep fried tripe
油饼油餅	yóu bǐng	deep-fried doughcake / oilcake (animal fodder)	syn
鱼香肉丝魚香肉絲	yú xiāng ròu sī	pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香\|鱼香[yu2 xiang1]
炸鱼炸魚	zhá yú	deep-fried fish
东坡肉東坡肉	dōng pō ròu	stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾\|苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡\|苏东坡
薄脆	báo cuì	crispy / thin and brittle / a crispy fried cracker
餈	cí	fried rice cake
粩	lāo	a traditional pastry of Taiwan and Fujian which is fried, then coated with maltose and rolled in sesame seeds or chopped peanuts etc / Taiwan pr. [lao3]
炸糕	zhá gāo	fried glutinous rice dough cake
餲	hé	deep-fried noodle cake, also known as 饊子\|馓子[san3zi5]
丁丁炒面	dīng dīng chǎo miàn	chopped fried noodles
干煸土豆丝乾煸土豆絲	gān biān tǔ dòu sī	dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish)
地三鲜地三鮮	dì sān xiān	dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper
大蒜炒肉片	dà suàn chǎo ròu piàn	stir-fried pork with garlic
天妇罗天婦羅	tiān fù luó	tempura / deep-fried cooking / also called 甜不辣[tian2 bu4 la4]
宫爆肉丁宮爆肉丁	gōng bào ròu dīng	stir-fried diced pork
炒米粉	chǎo mǐ fěn	fried rice noodles
炒菠菜	chǎo bō cài	stir-fried spinach
炸丸子	zhá wán zi	croquettes / deep fried food balls
炸土豆片	zhá tǔ dòu piàn	potato chips / crisps / fried potato
炸子鸡炸子雞	zhá zǐ jī	crispy fried chicken
炸油饼炸油餅	zhá yóu bǐng	deep-fried cake
煎炸食品	jiān zhá shí pǐn	fried food
煎饺煎餃	jiān jiǎo	fried dumpling
牛肉炒面牛肉炒麵	niú ròu chǎo miàn	stir-fried noodles with beef
糟溜黄鱼糟溜黃魚	zāo liū huáng yú	stir-fried yellow fish filet
糟溜黄鱼片糟溜黃魚片	zāo liū huáng yú piàn	stir-fried yellow fish filet
肯德基炸鸡肯德基炸雞	kěn dé jī zhá jī	Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
蒜苗炒肉片	suàn miáo chǎo ròu piàn	stir-fried pork with garlic
蛋包饭蛋包飯	dàn bāo fàn	omurice, Japanese dish consisting of an omelet wrapped around fried rice and often topped with ketchup
鸡蛋炒饭雞蛋炒飯	jī dàn chǎo fàn	egg fried rice
香酥	xiāng sū	crisp-fried
干煸四季豆亁煸四季豆	gān biān sì jì dòu	fried beans, Sichuan style
唐扬唐揚	táng yáng	Japanese-style fried food, usually chicken (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 唐揚げ "karaage")
生煎包	shēng jiān bāo	pan-fried dumpling
生煎	shēng jiān	shengjian, a pan-fried bun filled with meat and juices, a Shanghai specialty
沙琪玛沙琪瑪	shā qí mǎ	sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks
牛脷酥	niú lì sū	ox tongue pastry, oval Guangdong pastry made of fried dough, resembling an ox tongue
甜不辣	tián bù là	deep-fried fish cake popular in Taiwan (loanword from Japanese "tempura")
馓子饊子	sǎn zi	deep-fried noodle cake
左宗棠鸡左宗棠雞	zuǒ zōng táng jī	General Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish
油炸鬼	yóu zhá guǐ	(coll.) youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)	syn
太阳蛋太陽蛋	tài yang dàn	fried egg / sunny-side-up egg
乳酪饼乳酪餅	rǔ lào bǐng	(Tw) a square sheet of pastry, typically pan-fried and served with savory fillings or sweet jam
干锅乾鍋	gān guō	dry pot, a type of dish in which ingredients are wok-fried, then served hot in a clay pot or on a metal pan
卡啦	kǎ lā	crispy, deep-fried (variant of 卡拉[ka3 la1])
咔啦	kǎ lā	crispy, deep-fried (variant of 卡拉[ka3 la1])
打抛猪打拋豬	dǎ pāo zhū	stir-fried pork with basil / pork phat kaphrao
水煎包	shuǐ jiān bāo	pan-fried bun (covered and steamed after pan-frying), usually with pork or vegetable filling
油饭油飯	yóu fàn	fried sticky rice
炸物	zhá wù	(Tw) deep-fried food

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"fried tofu (cubes)" Chinese-English Dictionary

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