百页

百頁

bǎiyè

noun

Measure Word

一张百页 zhāng

Meanings

1 thin pressed tofu sheets
2 (variant of 百叶) tripe; multi-layered item

Characters

page; leaf; sheet

Examples

上海的百页结烧肉是道家常菜。

Shànghǎi de bǎiyè jié shāo ròu shì dào jiācháng cài.

Shanghai-style tofu-sheet knots stewed with pork is a home-style classic.

把百页切成细丝，凉拌很爽口。

Bǎ bǎiyè qiē chéng xì sī, liángbàn hěn shuǎngkǒu.

Slice the tofu sheets into thin strips and toss cold — very refreshing.

Tips

culture

In Jiangnan (Shanghai/Suzhou) 百页 (also written 百叶) means the thin pressed tofu sheets used in 百页结 (tofu-sheet knots) and 百页豆腐. The character 页 'page' captures the leaf-thin sheet form. Distinct from 牛百叶 (beef tripe), where the same word names the multi-layered stomach lining.

Stroke Order

百 bǎi

页 yè