How to pronounce tofu
tofu (bean curd) is 豆腐 in Chinese, written dòufu in pinyin and said doh-foo.
豆腐
doh-foo
Sound by sound
- 豆dohFourth tone: falling sharply
- 腐fooNeutral tone: light and short
Food and drink
- xiaolongbao 小笼包 shyow-loong-bow
- jiaozi 饺子 jyow-dzuh
- baozi 包子 bow-dzuh
- mapo tofu 麻婆豆腐 mah-paw-doh-foo
- Peking duck 北京烤鸭 bay-jeeng-kow-yah
- hot pot (huoguo) 火锅 hwaw-gwaw
- jianbing 煎饼 jyen-beeng
- zongzi 粽子 dzoong-dzuh
- baijiu 白酒 buy-jyoh
- oolong tea (wulong) 乌龙茶 woo-loong-chah
- pu-erh tea (pu’er) 普洱茶 poo-ar-chah
- tangyuan 汤圆 tahng-ywen
- mooncake (yuebing) 月饼 yweh-beeng
- boba tea (zhenzhu naicha) 珍珠奶茶 jun-joo-nigh-chah
How do you pronounce tofu?
tofu (bean curd) is 豆腐 in Chinese, written dòufu in pinyin and said doh-foo.
What are the tones in tofu?
dòu: fourth tone, falling sharply; fu: neutral tone, light and short.
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