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tofu
soy milk
potato
bean
soybean
see 紅豆|红豆[hong2 dou4]
jellied tofu
pressed tofu
steamed bun with sweetened bean paste filling
azuki bean
bean
immature green soy beans, either still in the pod
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His nose looks like a potato.
Source: Tatoeba #1788118 · CC BY 2.0 FRApparently we're just two peas in a pod.
Source: Tatoeba #2453109 · CC BY 2.0 FRA watched pot never boils.
Source: Tatoeba #13906971 · CC BY 2.0 FRI'd like mapo tofu and two bowls of rice, please.
Source: Tatoeba #1176034 · CC BY 2.0 FRAh, I forgot to buy tofu.
Source: Tatoeba #3658533 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.