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磨豆腐

Mandarin · pinyin mò dòu fu

to grumble
to chatter away incessantly

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磨: mó · grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone
豆: dòu · beans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151
腐: fǔ · rot, decay, spoil; rotten

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4–4–5 · mo4 dou4 fu5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mo4 dau6 fu6

Cantonese word readings for 磨豆腐. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

(verb-object) to grind soybean to make bean curd
(figurative) to go on about something; to chatter away incessantly
(figurative, neologism, slang) to trib; to scissor; to engage in lesbian acts

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