粵

豆dau6腐fu6膶jeon2

dau6 fu6 jeon2dòu fu rèn

English

  1. a bean curd cube; often used metaphorically to describe a place that is very small
  2. dried bean curd

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係豆腐乾。因為廣東話「乾乾」聲唔吉利,所以就由「乾」相反變「潤」,有時又會寫成「膶」。

Examples

  • 豆腐潤咁細

    as small as dried bean curd

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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