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Definitions

  1. 1. decay
  2. 2. rotten

Example Sentences

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喜歡豆 嗎?
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13206439)

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Words Containing 腐

马尾穿豆腐,提不起来
mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai

lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it

腐刑
fǔ xíng

castration (a form of punishment during the Han period)

反腐败
fǎn fǔ bài

to oppose corruption

鱼生火,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

臭豆腐
chòu dòu fu

stinky tofu

贪汙腐化
tān wū fǔ huà

corruption

腐竹
fǔ zhú

roll of dried tofu strips

腐败
fǔ bài

corruption

麻婆豆腐
má pó dòu fǔ

mapo tofu

化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí

lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)

流水不腐
liú shuǐ bù fǔ

flowing water does not rot

腐蚀
fǔ shí

corrosion

腐乳
fǔ rǔ

pickled tofu

豆腐乳
dòu fu rǔ

fermented bean curd

腐蚀剂
fǔ shí jì

a corrosive (chemical)

贪污腐败
tān wū fǔ bài

corruption

腐生兰
fǔ shēng lán

Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.

均腐土
jūn fǔ tǔ

isohumisol (soil taxonomy)

心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu

hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)

切齿腐心
qiè chǐ fǔ xīn

to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)

防腐
fáng fǔ

rotproof

杏仁豆腐
xìng rén dòu fu

almond junket

豆腐渣
dòu fu zhā

okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)

豆腐花
dòu fu huā

jellied tofu

雷公打豆腐,拣软的欺
léi gōng dǎ dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de qī

the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person

四季豆腐
sì jì dòu fu

four seasons beancurd

陈腐
chén fǔ

trite

腐女
fǔ nǚ

fujoshi (woman who likes manga about male homosexual love) (derived from Japanese 腐女子 \fujoshi\)

腐殖酸
fǔ zhí suān

humic acid

腐烂
fǔ làn

to rot

家常豆腐
jiā cháng dòu fu

home-style tofu

易腐败
yì fǔ bài

perishable

反腐
fǎn fǔ

anti-corruption

磨豆腐
mò dòu fu

to grumble

反贪腐
fǎn tān fǔ

anti-corruption

腐旧
fǔ jiù

outmoded

流水不腐,户枢不蠹
liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù

lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)

雷公打豆腐
léi gōng dǎ dòu fu

the God of Thunder strikes bean curd

腐坏
fǔ huài

to rot

嗳腐吞酸
ǎi fǔ tūn suān

putrid belching with regurgitation of stomach acid (medical term)

反腐倡廉
fǎn fǔ chàng lián

to fight corruption and advocate probity

乳腐
rǔ fǔ

fermented soybean curd

豆腐渣工程
dòu fu zhā gōng chéng

jerry-built building project

刀子嘴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn

to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)

迂腐
yū fǔ

pedantic

腐臭
fǔ chòu

rotten (smell)

嗳气酸腐
ǎi qì suān fǔ

belching of sour putrid gas (medical term)

豆腐
dòu fu

tofu

腐殖土
fǔ zhí tǔ

humus (topsoil of decayed vegetation)

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)

豆腐脑
dòu fu nǎo

jellied tofu

腐败罪
fǔ bài zuì

the crime of corruption

拒腐防变
jù fǔ fáng biàn

to fight corruption and forestall moral degeneration

嗳气腐臭
ǎi qì fǔ chòu

putrid belching (medical term)

贪腐
tān fǔ

corruption

嗳腐
ǎi fǔ

putrid belching (medical term)

腐化
fǔ huà

to rot

食腐动物
shí fǔ dòng wù

scavenger

防腐剂
fáng fǔ jì

preservative

腐殖覆盖物
fǔ zhí fù gài wù

mulch

刀子嘴巴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ ba , dòu fu xīn

lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart

腐国
fǔ guó

UK (slang term reflecting a perception of UK as decadent for its attitudes toward homosexuality)

吃豆腐
chī dòu fu

to take liberties with (a woman)

腐蚀性
fǔ shí xìng

(lit. and fig.) corrosive

腐朽
fǔ xiǔ

rotten

腐肉
fǔ ròu

rotting flesh; carrion

耐腐蚀
nài fǔ shí

proof against corrosion