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"pressed tofu" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
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)
Chinese Pinyin Translation
拜拜 bài bai to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together / (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity syn
按钮 按鈕 àn niǔ to push a button / button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)
豆腐 dòu fu tofu / bean curd
焦头烂额 焦頭爛額 jiāo tóu làn é lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom) / fig. hard-pressed / under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc) syn
窘迫 jiǒng pò poverty-stricken / very poor / hard-pressed / in a predicament / embarrassed syn
拮据 jié jū hard pressed for money / in financial straits syn
吃紧 吃緊 chī jǐn in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important syn
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
豆花 dòu huā jellied tofu / soft bean curd
臭豆腐 chòu dòu fu stinky tofu / strong-smelling preserved beancurd / fig. rough exterior but lovable person
粉饼 粉餅 fěn bǐng pressed cosmetic powder (formed into a cake) / compact powder
豆腐脑 豆腐腦 dòu fu nǎo jellied tofu / soft bean curd
腐乳 fǔ rǔ pickled tofu syn
不打自招 bù dǎ zì zhāo to confess without being pressed / to make a confession without duress syn
板鸭 板鴨 bǎn yā pressed (dried) salted duck
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
枯 kū (of plants) withered / (of wells, rivers, etc) dried up / (bound form) dull / boring / (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds syn
促 cù (bound form) of short duration / hasty / rapid / (bound form) to hasten / to hurry / to urge / (literary) close by / pressed against syn
锭 錠 dìng (weaving) spindle / ingot / pressed cake of medicine etc / classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks syn
拮 jié antagonistic / laboring hard / pressed
豆渣 dòu zhā okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)
倥 kǒng urgent / pressed
豆腐渣 dòu fu zhā okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)
穷当益坚 窮當益堅 qióng dāng yì jiān poor but ambitious (idiom) / hard-pressed but determined / the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back syn
罗雀掘鼠 羅雀掘鼠 luó què jué shǔ lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom) / fig. hard pressed for cash / on the verge of bankruptcy
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]
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
杏仁豆腐 xìng rén dòu fu almond tofu / almond jelly (dessert made with apricot kernel milk, sugar and agar)
麻婆豆腐 má pó dòu fǔ mapo tofu / stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce
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)
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)
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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