麻婆
マーボー mapo (style of dish); dish featuring minced meat stir-fried and seasoned with chili bean paste (e.g. mabo nasu)
Why it means this
Ateji for Sichuanese 'mápó', said to name the pockmarked old woman who first made the tofu dish; a chilli-bean stir-fry style (麻婆豆腐; 麻婆茄子).
Breakdown
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