腐 (fu6) — rot; decay; become putrid in Cantonese
fuˍ₆腐Mandarin Pinyin: fu3
Meaning of 腐
nounrot; decay; become putrid
nounbean curd; tofu; soybean
nounstale; worn-out; corrupt
Example Sentences with 腐
食咗腐敗嘅食物容易生病。
You are liable to get sick by eating putrid food.
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋git˗₃結zoˊ²咗fanˉ¹婚??呃akˉ¹鬼gwaiˊ²食sikˍ₆豆dauˍ₆腐fuˍ₆咩。
They got married! You're kidding!
m4hou2唔maaiˏ₅好ni1di1買jauˏ₅呢fong4fu6zai1啲ge˗₃有sik6mat6防腐劑嘅食物！
Don't buy food with preservatives!
dauˍ₆豆fuˍ₆腐houˊ²好waat6.滑。
The tofu is very smooth.
ngoˏ₅我zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意sikˍ₆食joengˍ₆釀dauˍ₆豆fu6.腐。
I like eating stuffed tofu.
Words Containing 腐
腐質fu6 zat1
detritus
腐乳fu6 jyu5
fermented bean curd - bean curd (tofu) that has been treated with wine and vinegar and fermented. (Tastes very nice in plain congee or stir fried with green leaves.)
腐蝕fu6 sik6
corrosion; corroding; diabrosis
牙齒腐蛀ngaa4 ci2 fu6 zyu3
tooth decay
麻婆豆腐maa4 po4 dau6 fu6
Sichuan chilli tofu; stir-fried bean curd in hot sauce
反腐faan2 fu6
anti-corruption
呃鬼食豆腐aak1 gwai2 sik6 dau6 fu6
expression of skepticism - you're kidding/joking; (that's a) likely story; yeah, right
防腐劑fong4 fu6 zai1
preservative, preservatives (to keep food fresh)
豆腐婆dau6 fu6 po2
a lesbian (lit., "bean curd woman")
杏仁豆腐hang6 jan4 dau6 fu6
almond beancurd/tofu
腐蛀fu6 zyu3
decay
豆腐膶dau6 fu6 jeon2
a very small area: after the tofu becomes firm, one applies pressure which squeezes out the moisture. Thus, a bean curd cube = a very small area. Also 豆膶.
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