Usage of the character 腐

decay
rotten

fǔchòu

腐臭

[腐臭]

rotten (smell)
stinking
putrid

fǔnü

腐女

[腐女]

fujoshi (woman who likes manga about male homosexual love) (derived from Japanese 腐女子 "fujoshi")

dòufu

豆腐

[豆腐]

tofu
bean curd

fǔjiù

腐旧

[腐舊]

outmoded
decadent
decaying

fǔrǔ

腐乳

[腐乳]

pickled tofu

fǔxíng

腐刑

[腐刑]

castration (a form of punishment during the Han period)

rǔfǔ

乳腐

[乳腐]

fermented soybean curd

ǎifǔ

嗳腐

[噯腐]

putrid belching (medical term)

fǔhuài

腐坏

[腐壞]

to rot
to spoil
(fig.) to become corrupted

fǔshí

腐蚀

[腐蝕]

corrosion
to corrode (degrade chemically)
to rot
corruption

fángfǔ

防腐

[防腐]

rotproof
antiseptic
anti-corrosion

fǔzhú

腐竹

[腐竹]

roll of dried tofu strips

chénfǔ

陈腐

[陳腐]

trite
clichéd
empty and trite
banality
platitude

fǎnfǔ

反腐

[反腐]

anti-corruption

fǔròu

腐肉

[腐肉]

rotting flesh; carrion

fǔbài

腐败

[腐敗]

corruption
to corrupt
to rot
rotten

tānfǔ

贪腐

[貪腐]

corruption

yūfǔ

迂腐

[迂腐]

pedantic
trite
inflexible
adherence to old ideas

fǔhuà

腐化

[腐化]

to rot
to decay
to become corrupt

Fǔguó

腐国

[腐國]

UK (slang term reflecting a perception of UK as decadent for its attitudes toward homosexuality)

fǔxiǔ

腐朽

[腐朽]

rotten
decayed
decadent
degenerate

fǔlàn

腐烂

[腐爛]

to rot
to putrefy
(fig.) corrupt

yìfǔbài

易腐败

[易腐敗]

perishable

fǔshíjì

腐蚀剂

[腐蝕劑]

a corrosive (chemical)

nàifǔshí

耐腐蚀

[耐腐蝕]

proof against corrosion

dòufurǔ

豆腐乳

[豆腐乳]

fermented bean curd

fǎntānfǔ

反贪腐

[反貪腐]

anti-corruption

chīdòufu

吃豆腐

[吃豆腐]

to take liberties with (a woman)
to tease with sexual innuendo
to sexually harass
to take advantage of sb

dòufunǎo

豆腐脑

[豆腐腦]

jellied tofu
soft bean curd

fǔshíxìng

腐蚀性

[腐蝕性]

(lit. and fig.) corrosive
corrosiveness

fǔshēnglán

腐生兰

[腐生蘭]

Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.

fǎnfǔbài

反腐败

[反腐敗]

to oppose corruption
anti-graft (measures, policy etc)

mòdòufu

磨豆腐

[磨豆腐]

to grumble
to chatter away incessantly

fǔbàizuì

腐败罪

[腐敗罪]

the crime of corruption

fángfǔjì

防腐剂

[防腐劑]

preservative
antiseptic

fǔzhísuān

腐殖酸

[腐殖酸]

humic acid

dòufugān

豆腐干

[豆腐乾]

see 豆干 (dougàn)

dòufupí

豆腐皮

[豆腐皮]

tofu skin (made by drying the skin that forms on the surface of soymilk during cooking, and therefore not actually made from tofu)

jūnfǔtǔ

均腐土

[均腐土]

isohumisol (soil taxonomy)

yóudòufu

油豆腐

[油豆腐]

fried tofu (cubes)

chòudòufu

臭豆腐

[臭豆腐]

stinky tofu
strong-smelling preserved beancurd
fig. rough exterior but lovable person

dòufuzhā

豆腐渣

[豆腐渣]

okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)

dòufuhuā

豆腐花

[豆腐花]

jellied tofu
soft bean curd

fǔzhítǔ

腐殖土

[腐殖土]

humus (topsoil of decayed vegetation)

ǎiqìsuānfǔ

嗳气酸腐

[噯氣酸腐]

belching of sour putrid gas (medical term)

ǎifǔtūnsuān

嗳腐吞酸

[噯腐吞酸]

putrid belching with regurgitation of stomach acid (medical term)

tānwūfǔbài

贪污腐败

[貪污腐敗]

corruption

qièchǐfǔxīn

切齿腐心

[切齒腐心]

to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)

ǎiqìfǔchòu

嗳气腐臭

[噯氣腐臭]

putrid belching (medical term)

sìjìdòufu

四季豆腐

[四季豆腐]

four seasons beancurd

jiāchángdòufu

家常豆腐

[家常豆腐]

home-style tofu

jùfǔfángbiàn

拒腐防变

[拒腐防變]

to fight corruption and forestall moral degeneration

tānwūfǔhuà

贪汙腐化

[貪汙腐化]

corruption

shífǔdòngwù

食腐动物

[食腐動物]

scavenger

fǎnfǔchànglián

反腐倡廉

[反腐倡廉]

to fight corruption and advocate probity

mápódòufǔ

麻婆豆腐

[麻婆豆腐]

mapo tofu
stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce

liúshuǐbùfǔ

流水不腐

[流水不腐]

flowing water does not rot

xìngréndòufu

杏仁豆腐

[杏仁豆腐]

almond tofu; almond jelly (dessert made with apricot kernel milk, sugar and agar)

fǔzhífùgàiwù

腐殖覆盖物

[腐殖覆蓋物]

mulch

Léi Gōngdǎdòufu

雷公打豆腐

[雷公打豆腐]

the God of Thunder strikes bean curd
fig. to bully the weakest person
to pick on an easy target

dòufuzhāgōngchéng

豆腐渣工程

[豆腐渣工程]

jerry-built building project
lit. built on soybean dregs

huàfǔxiǔwéishénqí

化腐朽为神奇

[化腐朽為神奇]

lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)

dāozizuǐ,dòufuxīn

刀子嘴，豆腐心

[刀子嘴，豆腐心]

to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)

dāozizuǐba,dòufuxīn

刀子嘴巴，豆腐心

[刀子嘴巴，豆腐心]

lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart

xīnjíchībuliǎorèdòufu

心急吃不了热豆腐

[心急吃不了熱豆腐]

hasty men don't get to eat hot tofu (idiom)
one just has to be patient
haste will ruin everything

liúshuǐbùfǔ,hùshūbùdù

流水不腐，户枢不蠹

[流水不腐，戶樞不蠹]

lit. flowing water does not rot, nor a door-hinge rust (idiom)
fig. constant activity prevents decay

Léi Gōngdǎdòufu,jiǎnruǎndeqī

雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺

[雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺]

the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person
to pick on an easy target

mǎwěichuāndòufu,tíbuqǐlai

马尾穿豆腐，提不起来

[馬尾穿豆腐，提不起來]

lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提 (tí))

yúshēnghuǒ,ròushēngtán,qīngcàidòufubǎopíng'ān

鱼生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安

[魚生火，肉生痰，青菜豆腐保平安]

fish brings heat, meat brings phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you healthy