冬瓜豆腐

Chinese

		winter melon; ash gourd; wax gourd winter melon; ash gourd; wax gourd; tallow gourd	tofu; bean curd; any food with tofu-like physical quality
trad. (冬瓜豆腐)		冬瓜	豆腐
simp. ^#(冬瓜豆腐)		冬瓜	豆腐

Etymology

Winter melon and tofu are two of the common ingredients of dishes for funeral repasts (解穢酒／解秽酒 (gaai² wai³ zau²)) because only vegetarian food can be served.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): dung¹ gwaa¹ dau⁶ fu⁶

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dung¹ gwaa¹ dau⁶ fu⁶
  - Yale: dūng gwā dauh fuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ gwaa¹ dau⁶ fu⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ gua¹ deo⁶ fu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵ tɐu̯²² fuː²²/

Idiom

冬瓜豆腐

(Cantonese) unexpected misfortune
萬一有乜冬瓜豆腐點算呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
万一有乜冬瓜豆腐点算呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]
maan⁶ jat¹ jau⁵ mat¹ dung¹ gwaa¹ dau⁶ fu⁶ dim² syun³ aa³? [Jyutping]
What if something unexpected happens?

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