"冬瓜豆腐" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵ tɐu̯²² fuː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵ tɐu̯²² fuː²²/ Chinese transliterations: dung¹ gwaa¹ dau⁶ fu⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], dūng gwā dauh fuh [Cantonese, Yale], dung¹ gwaa¹ dau⁶ fu⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], dung¹ gua¹ deo⁶ fu⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
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. Etymology templates: {{l|yue|解穢酒}} 解穢酒/解秽酒 (gaai² wai³ zau²) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 冬瓜豆腐
  1. (Cantonese) unexpected misfortune Tags: Cantonese, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-冬瓜豆腐-zh-phrase-jz27xIK7 Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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      },
      "expansion": "解穢酒/解秽酒 (gaai² wai³ zau²)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "冬瓜豆腐",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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          "name": "Cantonese Chinese",
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What if something unexpected happens?",
          "ref": "萬一有乜冬瓜豆腐點算呀? [Cantonese, trad.]",
          "text": "万一有乜冬瓜豆腐点算呀? [Cantonese, simp.]\nmaan⁶ jat¹ jau⁵ mat¹ dung¹ gwaa¹ dau⁶ fu⁶ dim² syun³ aa³? [Jyutping]",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
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        "unexpected misfortune"
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          "unexpected",
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        "(Cantonese) unexpected misfortune"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dung¹ gwaa¹ dau⁶ fu⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dūng gwā dauh fuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dung¹ gwaa¹ dau⁶ fu⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dung¹ gua¹ deo⁶ fu⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵ tɐu̯²² fuː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵ tɐu̯²² fuː²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "冬瓜豆腐"
}
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  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "zh",
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      "expansion": "冬瓜豆腐",
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What if something unexpected happens?",
          "ref": "萬一有乜冬瓜豆腐點算呀? [Cantonese, trad.]",
          "text": "万一有乜冬瓜豆腐点算呀? [Cantonese, simp.]\nmaan⁶ jat¹ jau⁵ mat¹ dung¹ gwaa¹ dau⁶ fu⁶ dim² syun³ aa³? [Jyutping]",
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      ],
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        "(Cantonese) unexpected misfortune"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "dung¹ gwaa¹ dau⁶ fu⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dūng gwā dauh fuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dung¹ gwaa¹ dau⁶ fu⁶"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dung¹ gua¹ deo⁶ fu⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵ tɐu̯²² fuː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵ tɐu̯²² fuː²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "冬瓜豆腐"
}

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