麻婆豆腐

mapo tofu / stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce

variant of 豆[dou4]

bean / pea / CL:棵[ke1],粒[li4] / sacrificial vessel

grandmother / matron / mother-in-law / (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

variant of 麻[ma2] / hemp

surname Ma

generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lü3] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb

tofu / bean curd

decay / rotten