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麻婆豆腐

麻婆豆腐

Chinese

 
(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law tofu; bean curd
simp. and trad.
(麻婆豆腐)
豆腐

Noun

麻婆豆腐

  1. mapo doufu, a Sichuan dish made of stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: S Grade: S Grade: 3 Grade: S
Irregular

Etymology

From 麻婆(まーぼー, mābō):(Ma auntie's) + 豆腐(とうふ, tōfu):(tofu (cuisine))

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーぼーどうふ [màーbóódóꜜòfù] (Nakadaka - [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ːbo̞ːdo̞ːɸɯᵝ]

Noun

麻婆豆腐 (hiragana まーぼーどうふ, romaji mābō dōfu)

  1. mapo doufu, a spicy chili-flavored tofu dish from the Sichuan cuisine of China

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3