豆腐婆

Chinese

		tofu; bean curd	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law
simp. and trad. (豆腐婆)		豆腐	婆
Literally: “tofu woman; woman who makes tofu”.

Etymology

See 磨豆腐 (mò dòufu).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): dau⁶ fu⁶ po^4-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dau⁶ fu⁶ po^4-2
  - Yale: dauh fuh pó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dau⁶ fu⁶ po^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: deo⁶ fu⁶ po²
  - IPA ^(key): /tɐu̯²² fuː²² pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

豆腐婆

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, derogatory) lesbian

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