Looks like this is how you write the second part of the word tofu in Chinese.
A lot of effort for so little taste.
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Originally posted by Harrier88
Looks like this is how you write the second part of the word tofu in Chinese.
A lot of effort for so little taste.
I understand that when used as a adjective, that that character means "bland" ♠_grin:
Originally posted by VorpalF2F
I understand that when used as a adjective, that that character means "bland" ♠_grin:
We're both probably joking, but now that I looked it up, "stale" legitimately seems to be one of the possible meanings of that character in Chinese.
The spoil/rot/decay meaning also seems to appear in loan words in Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese, and one of the possible meanings of that character in Japanese is listed as "to speak ill of".
Looks like even the people who named this dish hated it.
Originally posted by Harrier88
We're both probably joking, but now that I looked it up, "stale" legitimately seems to be one of the possible meanings of that character in Chinese.The spoil/rot/decay meaning also seems to appear in loan words in Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese, and one of the possible meanings of that character in Japanese is listed as "to speak ill of".
Looks like even the people who named this dish hated it.
Yeah, I was joking.
To be fair, isn't Tofu made using a fermentation process?
If so, that would sit well with the meaning of the character. I'm reminded of "sour cream" which although it sounds disgusting, it goes well in several dishes.
A local winery produces a product labelled "Rotting Grape", which — although inexpensive — is quite drinkable.
I got a call from my daughter last night — she had to call to get her battery boosted.
We had known that it was failing for quite a while, but had failed to do anything about it.
They got it going, and it started again this morning, so I took it in to a battery specialist, and in under 20 minutes they had replaced the battery and verified that it was indeed the battery (rather than something more sinister like the charging system) .
I love dealing with these guys. To take it in to a mechanic, you would have to leave it for the day, they would run the same tests and charge you by the hour to do so. They they order the battery from a parts shop, and charge you markup on that plus more labour to install it.
As a Hungarian, I thought learning finnish would be peanuts, but no: It requires EXTREME attention and concentration. So many "false friend"-words in SF, which do not mean the same as in HUN! But on the other hand: The melody of both languages are the same, the pronouciation of the words are basically the same, the same sing-sang and suddenly ......... if I do not pay attention, I totally get lost and don´t know anymore, which language it is. 
Originally posted by Primrose6789
As a Hungarian, I thought learning finnish would be peanuts, but no: It requires EXTREME attention and concentration. So many "false friend"-words in SF, which do not mean the same as in HUN! But on the other hand: The melody of both languages are the same, the pronouciation of the words are basically the same, the same sing-sang and suddenly ......... if I do not pay attention, I totally get lost and don´t know anymore, which language it is.
I require alcohol for that to happen
Originally posted by VorpalF2F
Originally posted by Primrose6789
As a Hungarian, I thought learning finnish would be peanuts, but no: It requires EXTREME attention and concentration. So many "false friend"-words in SF, which do not mean the same as in HUN! But on the other hand: The melody of both languages are the same, the pronouciation of the words are basically the same, the same sing-sang and suddenly ......... if I do not pay attention, I totally get lost and don´t know anymore, which language it is.
I require alcohol for that to happen
Originally posted by Yahto
Each day I try not to do something stupid, not that anyone cares...:f_cool:
Where's the fun in that?
