<p>After listening to the recording, It sounds more like 早飯 (breakfast) /Zǎofàn/</p>
<p>To confirm my theory, please go out at 8:00 AM and find the street vendor around your apartment and see what he's selling</p>
<p><em>It doesn't sound like <a href="https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/zh/%E8%B1%86%E6%B1%81" rel="nofollow noreferrer">豆汁</a> /Dòuzhī/ Douzhi as I previously thought, although 豆汁 which is a breakfast food unique to Beijing City does make very good sense</em></p>
<p>It also sounds like <a href="https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/zh/%E8%B1%86%E8%8A%B1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">豆花</a> (Douhua) but 豆花 is called 豆腐腦 in the north</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>if i heard right, he was yelling 豆腐。I think he was selling tofu. Some Chinese northerners especially when shouting for selling 豆腐，the pronunciation is sometimes changed from &quot;doufu&quot; to &quot;doufe&quot;.</p>
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yes you see, it's tofu. I think this website can help you:
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu</a></p>
<p>the weird pronunciation is, as I said before, just because of the northern accent. I think the reason may be &quot;doufe&quot; is easier to be loud than &quot;doufu&quot;. They must make sure more people can hear he is selling something </p>

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<p>Basically every morning at around 8am, there's someone outside my apartment in Beijing yelling something that sounds like dòuhé, which is audible in everyone's apartment.</p>
<p>I managed to record him saying it: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/rebecca-stones/douhe" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>
<p>I have no idea what this means (I can't find it <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/JPnLJ.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">in Pleco</a>).  He might be selling something (like breakfast), or it might be related to garbage collection.</p>
<p><strong>Question</strong>: Why does someone in our apartment complex yell something like &quot;dòuhé&quot; at around 8am?</p>
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<p>Okay, I went down to his van this morning and took a photo of what's inside:</p>
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Why does someone in our apartment complex yell something like "dòuhé" at around 8am?
# Why does someone in our apartment complex yell something like "dòuhé" at around 8am?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-09-20)

Basically every morning at around 8am, there's someone outside my apartment in Beijing yelling something that sounds like dòuhé, which is audible in everyone's apartment.

I managed to record him saying it: [here](https://soundcloud.com/rebecca-stones/douhe).

I have no idea what this means (I can't find it [in Pleco](https://i.sstatic.net/JPnLJ.jpg)). He might be selling something (like breakfast), or it might be related to garbage collection.

**Question**: Why does someone in our apartment complex yell something like "dòuhé" at around 8am?

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Okay, I went down to his van this morning and took a photo of what's inside:

> [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/rk8gC.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/rk8gC.jpg)

**Tags:** meaning-in-context, word, accent

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2022-09-20. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

if i heard right, he was yelling 豆腐。I think he was selling tofu. Some Chinese northerners especially when shouting for selling 豆腐，the pronunciation is sometimes changed from "doufu" to "doufe".

edited:
yes you see, it's tofu. I think this website can help you:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu>

the weird pronunciation is, as I said before, just because of the northern accent. I think the reason may be "doufe" is easier to be loud than "doufu". They must make sure more people can hear he is selling something


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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-09-20. Score: 3

After listening to the recording, It sounds more like 早飯 (breakfast) /Zǎofàn/

To confirm my theory, please go out at 8:00 AM and find the street vendor around your apartment and see what he's selling

*It doesn't sound like [豆汁](https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/zh/%E8%B1%86%E6%B1%81) /Dòuzhī/ Douzhi as I previously thought, although 豆汁 which is a breakfast food unique to Beijing City does make very good sense*

It also sounds like [豆花](https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/zh/%E8%B1%86%E8%8A%B1) (Douhua) but 豆花 is called 豆腐腦 in the north


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