yong tau foo

Singapore/ˌjɔŋ ˌtaʊ ˈfuː/Singapore[jɔŋ˨ t˭aʊ˨ fuː˨]

noun

A Hakka Chinese dish consisting of tofu (or sometimes vegetables or mushrooms) filled with ground meat or fish paste.

Originnan-pen 釀豆腐 ← Cantonese 釀豆腐 /酿豆腐 ← Hakka 釀豆腐 /酿豆腐 →
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Meanings

nounyong tau foo (uncountable)

alternative yong tau fu · alternative yong tao foo · alternative yong tofu

  1. MalaysiaSingaporeuncountableA Hakka Chinese dish consisting of tofu (or sometimes vegetables or mushrooms) filled with ground meat or fish paste.

Origin

  1. Hakka釀豆腐 /酿豆腐
  2. Cantonese釀豆腐 /酿豆腐
  3. nan-pen釀豆腐
  4. Englishyong tau foo

Borrowed from Penang Hokkien 釀豆腐 /酿豆腐 (yōng-tāu-fū), from Cantonese 釀豆腐 /酿豆腐 (joeng⁶ dau⁶ fu⁶), from Hakka 釀豆腐 /酿豆腐 (ngiong-theu-fu).

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Chicago

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