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麻婆豆腐

má pó dòu fǔ

4-character word

What 麻婆豆腐 means

1. mapo tofu
2. stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce

The characters in 麻婆豆腐

• 麻máhemp (variant of 麻
• 婆pó(bound form) grandmother; (bound form) matron; (bound form) mother-in-law
• 豆dòulegume; pulse; bean; pea (variant of 豆
• 腐fǔdecay; rotten

Example sentences

• 我要麻婆豆腐，还有两碗米饭。
  Wǒ yào mápódòufǔ, háiyǒu liǎng wǎn mǐfàn.
  I'd like mapo tofu, and two bowls of rice.
• 周末我们全家去吃四川菜，点了麻婆豆腐和夫妻肺片。
  On the weekend, our whole family went to eat Sichuan food and ordered mapo tofu and husband-and-wife lung slices.