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冬瓜豆腐 (dung1 gwaa1 dau6 fu6) — an emergency or crisis such as death (lit., "winter melon and tofu"). Also 衫長褲短 in Cantonese

dungˉ¹冬gwaaˉ¹瓜dauˍ₆豆fuˍ₆腐
Mandarin Pinyin: dong1 gua1 dou4 fu5

Meaning of 冬瓜豆腐

nounan emergency or crisis such as death (lit., "winter melon and tofu"). Also 衫長褲短
noun(phrase) used when one speculates that someone may encounter fatal accidents in the future; mishaps

Characters in 冬瓜豆腐

冬dung1
winter
瓜gwaa1
die
豆dau6
beans; peas; bean-shaped; legume
腐fu6
rot; decay; become putrid

Words Containing 冬瓜豆腐

有乜冬瓜豆腐jau5 me1 dung1 gwaa1 dau6 fu6
if anything unfortunate happens

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