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Trad. 腐國
- UK (slang term reflecting a perception of UK as decadent for its attitudes toward homosexuality)
- fujoshi (woman who likes manga about male homosexual love) (derived from Japanese 腐女子 "fujoshi")
- stinky tofu
- strong-smelling preserved beancurd
- fig. rough exterior but lovable person
Trad. 反腐敗
- to oppose corruption
- anti-graft (measures, policy etc)
- okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)
- tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu)
- to take liberties with (a woman)
- to tease with sexual innuendo
- to sexually harass
- to take advantage of sb
Trad. 拒腐防變
- to fight corruption and forestall moral degeneration
Trad. 切齒腐心
- to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)
- mapo tofu
- stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce
Trad. 噯氣酸腐
- belching of sour putrid gas (medical term)
Trad. 噯腐吞酸
- putrid belching with regurgitation of stomach acid (medical term)
- egg tofu (a Japanese egg-based delicacy with a smooth, silken texture similar to tofu)
- almond tofu; almond jelly (dessert made with apricot kernel milk, sugar and agar)
- the God of Thunder strikes bean curd
- fig. to bully the weakest person
- to pick on an easy target
- jerry-built building project
- lit. built on soybean dregs
Trad. 化腐朽為神奇
- lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
- to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
Trad. 心急吃不了熱豆腐
- hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
- one just has to be patient
- haste will ruin everything
- lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart
Trad. 流水不腐，戶樞不蠹
- lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
- fig. constant activity prevents decay
Trad. 雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺
- the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person
- to pick on an easy target
Trad. 馬尾穿豆腐，提不起來
- lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
- fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])