Why is there a saying about eating other people s tofu? Why tofu.

In the past, when there was a funeral in the families of farmers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it was necessary to invite some people to help if they wanted to move a corpse from their homes to the cemetery for burial. When it was time to eat, the host set up a few tables in the courtyard or in the open space in front of the door, and served the food to the villagers who helped. But at this time, there will also be a few idle people, who are busy and do not help, but they also sit down at the dinner table and eat.

Even if he is discovered by the master, it is inconvenient to pick him up. The meals for funerals are relatively simple, mainly tofu, and white is the main color of the funeral. Some fellow villagers who went to help said that they were going to eat tofu rice because they were afraid to go to the bereaved family to help.

For the kind of guy who doesn't work and goes to eat, he also says that he eats tofu. This is probably the root of the term "eating tofu". In the 30s of the last century, this humorous and ironic new phrase began to circulate in Shanghai.

The more typical and common in life is that some men like to laugh with women, and even use their hands and feet to take advantage of it, so they are reprimanded as "eating tofu". That is, the so-called "hairy hands and feet take advantage of others" in the article "Eating Tofu" is also. Reference:

Know more: What is "eating tofu?"

It is said that in the old days, most tofu shops were mom-and-pop shops. The proprietress of the tofu shop takes tofu as a regular food, and naturally produces fine skin and tender meat, and at the same time, in order to attract customers, it is inevitable that there is a show of style, which attracts the men around to the tofu shop to flirt with the proprietress in the name of "eating tofu", and move their hands and feet. So, the jealous wives were dissatisfied, and thought "Are you going to eat tofu again today?"

to reprimand her husband. Later, "eating tofu" became synonymous with men and women. See the eighth chapter of "Cloud Shadow Flower Yin".

This is also the earliest documentary evidence I have seen (although the words "eating tofu" are not directly linked). Regarding eating tofu, there is a detailed explanation in "Shanghai Proverbs and Pictures" (written by Wang Zhongxian). Reference:

Peking University Chinese Forum.

0 3 Chinese Lexicology 0 3 How did the current meaning of the word "eating tofu" come about?

It is estimated that it evolved from the allusion of tofu Shih Tzu.

Tofu Shih Tzu was first because the beauties of wheat tofu relied on their posture to attract business.

"Eating tofu" is a popular word in China in recent years, "sexual harassment" in the folk saying. It is said that in the old days, the bean shengdan tofu shop was mostly a husband-and-wife shop, the husband got up in the middle of the night to grind tofu, and the wife sold tofu during the day, and the proprietress of the tofu shop took tofu as a regular food, and naturally gave birth to fine skin and tender meat, and at the same time in order to attract customers, it was inevitable to have a show of amorous behavior, which attracted the surrounding men to go to the tofu shop to flirt with the proprietress in the name of "eating tofu", and move their hands and feet.

So, the jealous wives were dissatisfied, and thought "Are you going to eat tofu again today?" to reprimand her husband. Since then, "eating tofu" has become synonymous with men and thin women.

This is probably the root of the term "eating tofu". In the 30s of the last century, this humorous and ironic new word began to circulate in Shanghai. The more typical and common in life is that some men like to laugh with women, and even use their hands and feet to take advantage of it, so they are reprimanded as "eating tofu".

That is, the so-called "hairy hands and feet take advantage of others" in the article "Eating Tofu" is also.

Of course, eating tofu also has a negative impact. In modern society, sexual harassment has been banned by law, and eating tofu is also considered an immoral act. Therefore, people should avoid using the slang term eating tofu for sexual harassment acts.

The slang term for eating tofu first appeared in the southern region of China. Legend has it that during the Ming and Qing dynasties, some merchants in the south would sell tofu on the street in order to pursue women, and then deliberately touch women's bodies to attract the attention of the other party. This behavior is known as "eating tofu".

Over time, the slang term spread and became synonymous with a commonly used form of sexual harassment.

Although eating tofu is a slang term, it has a deep connotation in Chinese culture. It is a way of expressing emotions and a cultural phenomenon. In modern society, we should respect the feelings of others and avoid using the slang term eating tofu for sexual harassment.

The slang term for eating tofu first appeared in the southern region of China. Legend has it that during the Ming and Qing dynasties, some merchants in the south would sell tofu on the street in order to pursue women, and then deliberately touch women's bodies to attract the attention of the other party. This behavior is known as "eating tofu".

Over time, the slang word spread and became synonymous with a commonly used form of sexual harassment.

Although eating tofu is a slang term, it has a deep connotation in Chinese culture. It is a way of expressing emotions and at the same time a cultural phenomenon. In modern society, we should respect the feelings of others and avoid using the slang term eating tofu for sexual harassment.

Although eating tofu is a slang term, it has a deep connotation in Chinese culture. It is a way of expressing emotions and at the same time a cultural phenomenon. In modern society, we should respect the feelings of others and avoid using the slang term eating tofu for sexual harassment.

Tofu is pronounced: dòu fu. (The rot itself is three tones, which can be read as a soft voice here).

Tofu is the most common soy product, also known as water tofu. According to legend, it was invented by Liu An, the king of Huainan in the Han Dynasty. The main production process is pulping, that is, making soybeans into soybean milk; The second is coagulation, that is, soybean milk is coagulated into a gel containing a large amount of water under the combined action of heat and coagulant, that is, tofu.

Tofu is the main raw material of vegetarian dishes in China, which was difficult to eat at the beginning in the memory of the ancestors, and after continuous transformation, it was gradually welcomed by people and was praised as "plant-based meat". Tofu can be produced all year round without seasonal restrictions, so in the off-season of vegetable production, the variety of dishes can be adjusted.