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土豆泥
tǔ dòu ní
Pinyin
Definition
土豆泥
-
tǔ dòu ní
mashed potato
Character Decomposition
土
土
豆
豆
泥
氵
尸
匕
Related Words
(20)
土
Tǔ
1
Tu (ethnic group)
2
surname Tu
土地
tǔ dì
1
land
2
soil
3
territory
4
CL:片[piàn],塊|块[kuài]
土豆
tǔ dòu
1
potato
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
(Tw) peanut
4
CL:顆|颗[kē]
红豆
hóng dòu
1
azuki bean
2
red bean
纳豆
nà dòu
1
nattō, a type of fermented soybean, popular as a breakfast food in Japan
绿豆
lu:4 dòu
1
mung bean
豆浆
dòu jiāng
1
soy milk
豆瓣
Dòu bàn
1
Douban, PRC social networking website
豆腐
dòu fu
1
tofu
2
bean curd
入土
rù tǔ
1
to bury
2
buried
3
interred
出土
chū tǔ
1
to dig up
2
to appear in an excavation
3
unearthed
4
to come up out of the ground
动土
dòng tǔ
1
to break ground (prior to building sth)
2
to start building
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
1
lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
2
fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
3
to make a comeback
吃豆腐
chī dòu fu
1
to eat tofu
2
to flirt
3
to tease
咖啡豆
kā fēi dòu
1
coffee beans
四季豆
sì jì dòu
1
green bean
2
French bean
3
runner bean
国土
guó tǔ
1
country's territory
2
national land
土人
tǔ rén
1
native
2
aborigine
3
clay figure
土包子
tǔ bāo zi
1
country bumpkin
2
boor
3
unsophisticated country person (humble, applied to oneself)
4
burial mound
土匪
tǔ fěi
1
bandit
Idioms
(20)
入土为安
rù tǔ wéi ān
1
buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
兵来将挡,水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
1
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
2
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌,水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
1
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
2
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
出淤泥而不染
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
1
lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
2
fig. to be principled and incorruptible
刀子嘴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
1
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
1
as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
2
worlds apart
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
1
lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
2
fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
3
to make a comeback
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
1
earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
土洋结合
tǔ yáng jié hé
1
combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ
1
clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
2
worthless object
土豪劣绅
tǔ háo liè shēn
1
local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia
土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū
1
lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
2
frugal living conditions (idiom)
土阶茅茨
tǔ jiē máo cí
1
lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
2
frugal living conditions (idiom)
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
1
duty to defend the country (idiom)
寸土寸金
cùn tǔ cùn jīn
1
land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
心急吃不了热豆腐
xīn jí chī bu liǎo rè dòu fu
1
hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
2
one just has to be patient
3
haste will ruin everything
挥金如土
huī jīn rú tǔ
1
lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
2
fig. to spend money like water
3
extravagant
泥古不化
nì gǔ bù huà
1
conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)
泥沙俱下
ní shā jù xià
1
mud and sand flow together (idiom)
2
good and bad mingle
泥牛入海
ní niú rù hǎi
1
lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
Sample Sentences
对,还有南瓜派和土豆泥。都很好吃!
duì ,háiyǒu nánguāpài hé tǔdòuní 。dōu hěn hǎochī !
Right, and pumpkin pie and mashed potatoes. It's all delicious!
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