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tofu / bean curd
HSK 4
to rot / to putrefy / (fig.) corrupt
HSK 7-9
corrosion / to corrode (degrade chemically) / to rot / corruption
HSK 7-9
to rot / to decay / to become corrupt
HSK 7-9
rotten / decayed / decadent / degenerate
HSK 7-9
corruption / to corrupt / to rot / rotten
HSK 7-9
rotproof / antiseptic / anti-corrosion
almond tofu; almond jelly (dessert made with apricot kernel milk, sugar and agar)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *腐* | 腐* | *腐
decay / rotten
to fight corruption and advocate probity
to fight corruption and forestall moral degeneration
pickled tofu
lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom) / fig. constant activity prevents decay
rolls of dried soymilk cream (used in cooking after being rehydrated)
pedantic / trite / inflexible / adherence to old ideas
rotting flesh; carrion
anti-corruption
rotten (smell) / stinking / putrid
trite / clichéd / empty and trite / banality / platitude
to rot / to spoil / (fig.) to become corrupted
flowing water does not rot
(idiom) corruption
outmoded / decadent / decaying
fermented soybean curd
preservative / antiseptic
hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom) / one just has to be patient / haste will ruin everything
proof against corrosion
corruption
jellied tofu / soft bean curd
fujoshi (woman who likes manga about male homosexual love) (derived from Japanese 腐女子 "fujoshi")
to grumble / to chatter away incessantly
fermented bean curd
see 豆干
lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
corruption
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
four seasons beancurd
to oppose corruption / anti-graft (measures, policy etc)
putrid belching (medical term)
jellied tofu / soft bean curd
decomposed corpse
to take liberties with (a woman) / to tease with sexual innuendo / to sexually harass / to take advantage of sb
humus (topsoil of decayed vegetation)
fried tofu (cubes)
(lit. and fig.) corrosive / corrosiveness
stinky tofu / strong-smelling preserved beancurd / fig. rough exterior but lovable person
mapo tofu / stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce
castration (a form of punishment during the Han period)
scavenger
belching of sour putrid gas (medical term)
a corrosive (chemical)
jerry-built building project / lit. built on soybean dregs
tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu)
lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart
to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)
anti-corruption
putrid belching (medical term)
putrid belching with regurgitation of stomach acid (medical term)
isohumisol (soil taxonomy)
home-style tofu
perishable
UK (slang term reflecting a perception of UK as decadent for its attitudes toward homosexuality)
the crime of corruption
humic acid
Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.
okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd / fig. to bully the weakest person / to pick on an easy target
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person / to pick on an easy target
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it / fig. let's not talk of this (pun on )
fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy


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