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"tofu (by analogy)" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
白玉 bái yù white jade / tofu (by analogy) syn
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)
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]
比喻 bǐ yù to compare / to liken to / metaphor / analogy / figure of speech / figuratively syn
比拟 比擬 bǐ nǐ to compare / to draw a parallel / to match / analogy / metaphor / comparison syn
类推 類推 lèi tuī to reason by analogy syn
比方 bǐ fang analogy / instance / for instance syn
映衬 映襯 yìng chèn to set off by contrast / antithesis / analogy parallelism (linguistics) syn
类比 類比 lèi bǐ analogy / (Tw) (electronics) analog syn
引申 yǐn shēn to extend (the meaning of a word, an analogy etc) / derivation
譬喻 pì yù analogy / metaphor / simile syn
触类旁通 觸類旁通 chù lèi páng tōng to comprehend (new things) by analogy syn
反 fǎn contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn
生拉硬拽 shēng lā yìng zhuài to drag sb along against his will / to draw a forced analogy syn
喻 yù to describe sth as / an analogy / a simile / a metaphor / an allegory syn
妄生穿凿 妄生穿鑿 wàng shēng chuān záo a forced analogy (idiom) / to jump to an unwarranted conclusion
类比策略 類比策略 lèi bǐ cè lüè analogy strategies
类比错误 類比錯誤 lèi bǐ cuò wù analogy error
官二代 guān èr dài children of officials / word created by analogy with 富二代[fu4 er4 dai4]
鄙视链 鄙視鏈 bǐ shì liàn a ranking of items in a particular category, with the most highly regarded on top (neologism c. 2012, coined by analogy with 食物鏈|食物链[shi2 wu4 lian4], food chain)
入关学 入關學 rù guān xué theory proposed in 2019 on Chinese social media, centering on the idea of China replacing the United States as the dominant nation in a new world order, drawing an analogy with the Manchu overthrow of the Ming dynasty, achieved after the Qing army entered China via the Shanhai Pass 入關|入关[ru4 guan1]
校闹 校鬧 xiào nào disruptive activities targeted at a school by an aggrieved party (neologism formed by analogy with 醫鬧|医闹[yi1nao4])
洗稿 xǐ gǎo to modify a text so it can be plagiarized without detection (neologism c. 2014, formed by analogy with 洗錢|洗钱[xi3 qian2], to launder money)
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)
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
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
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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