冬瓜豆腐
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Chinese
[edit]tofu; bean curd; any food with tofu-like physical quality | |||
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trad. (冬瓜豆腐) | 冬瓜 | 豆腐 | |
simp. #(冬瓜豆腐) | 冬瓜 | 豆腐 |
Etymology
[edit]Winter melon and tofu are two of the common ingredients of dishes for funeral repasts (解穢酒/解秽酒 (gaai2 wai3 zau2)) because only vegetarian food can be served.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dung1 gwaa1 dau6 fu6
- Yale: dūng gwā dauh fuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dung1 gwaa1 dau6 fu6
- Guangdong Romanization: dung1 gua1 deo6 fu6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵ tɐu̯²² fuː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]冬瓜豆腐