English Explanatory Dictionary

yong tau foo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Hakka Chinese dish consisting of tofu (or sometimes vegetables or mushrooms) filled with ground meat or fish paste.

Pronunciation

/ˌjɔŋ ˌtaʊ ˈfuː/ [jɔŋ˨ t˭aʊ˨ fuː˨]

Word forms

yong tau foo yong tau fu yong tao foo yong tofu

Etymology

Borrowed from Penang Hokkien 釀豆腐 /酿豆腐 (yōng-tāu-fū), from Cantonese 釀豆腐 /酿豆腐 (joeng⁶ dau⁶ fu⁶), from Hakka 釀豆腐 /酿豆腐 (ngiong-theu-fu).

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