豆腐渣
dòu fu zhā
Pinyin

Definition

豆腐渣
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dòu fu zhā
  1. okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

tǔ dòu
  1. 1 potato
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 (Tw) peanut
  4. 4 classifier: 颗 kē
hóng dòu
  1. 1 azuki bean
  2. 2 red bean
lǜ dòu
  1. 1 mung bean
fǔ bài
  1. 1 corruption
  2. 2 to corrupt
  3. 3 to rot
  4. 4 rotten
dòu jiāng
  1. 1 soy milk

Idioms (9)

刀子嘴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
切齿腐心
qiè chǐ fǔ xīn
  1. 1 to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
  1. 1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
  1. 1 hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
  2. 2 one just has to be patient
  3. 3 haste will ruin everything
流水不腐,户枢不蠹
liú shuǐ bù fǔ , hù shū bù dù
  1. 1 lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. constant activity prevents decay

Sample Sentences

豆腐渣工程!这样会倒的!
dòufuzhā gōngchéng !zhèyàng huì dǎo de !
Shoddy construction! This will fall over!
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