麻婆豆腐

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Chinese

		(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law	tofu; bean curd; any food with tofu-like physical quality
trad. (麻婆豆腐)		麻	婆	豆腐
simp. ^#(麻婆豆腐)		麻	婆	豆腐

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麻婆豆腐 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
mapo doufu (English)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): mápó dòufu

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˊ ㄆㄛˊ ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ma² po² dou⁴ fu³
Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁴ po⁴ dau⁶ fu⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mápó dòufu
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ ㄆㄛˊ ㄉㄡˋ ˙ㄈㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mápó dòufů
  - Wade–Giles: ma²-pʻo² tou⁴-fu⁵
  - Yale: má-pwó dòu-fu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mapor dow.fu
  - Palladius: мапо доуфу (mapo doufu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹ fu¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ma² po² dou⁴ fu³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mapodoufu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ma²¹ pʰo²¹ təu²¹³ fu⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: maa⁴ po⁴ dau⁶ fu⁶
  - Yale: màh pòh dauh fuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁴ po⁴ dau⁶ fu⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ma⁴ po⁴ deo⁶ fu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː²¹ pʰɔː²¹ tɐu̯²² fuː²²/

Noun

麻婆豆腐

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

Descendants

→ English: mapo doufu
→ Japanese: 麻(まー)婆(ぼー)豆(どう)腐(ふ) (mābōdōfu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麻	婆	豆	腐
まあ Grade: S	ぼお Grade: S	どう Grade: 3	ふ Grade: S
irregular

Alternative spelling
マーボー豆腐

Etymology

Borrowing from Chinese 麻婆豆腐 (mápó dòufu).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) マーボーどーふ (Nakadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

麻婆豆腐(マーボーどうふ) • (mābō dōfu)

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

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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