豆腐

Pronunciation
English Name

tofu

Cantonese (Traditional)

豆腐

Mandarin (Pinyin)

dòu fǔ


Yale Romanization

dauh fuh

Character Breakdown

is bean (in this case, soybean), and is rotten (not really, but like cheese).

tofu
About This Dish

Tofu is generally known as bean curd (coagulated soybean milk), but in Chinese cuisine also refers to a variety of tofu-like dishes and desserts with a gelatin consistency.

Pronunciation

The name tofu is based on the pronunciation of the Japanese word, which is derived from the Mandarin pronunciation (starts with a d sound), which is just a bit different from the Cantonese pronuncation (starts with a dow sound instead of doh).

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