| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 汤 | 湯 | tāng | Tang1 | soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled; surname Tang | ||
| 2 | 例汤 | 例湯 | lì tāng | li4 tang1 | soup of the day | ||
| 3 | 母汤 | 母湯 | mǔ tāng | mu3 tang1 | (Tw) (slang) don't; must not; won't do; (from Taiwanese 毋通 , Tai-lo pr. [m̄-thang], similar to Mandarin 不要 or 不行 ) | ||
| 4 | 汤婆子 | 湯婆子 | tāng pó zi | tang1 po2 zi5 | hot-water bottle | ||
| 5 | 灌迷魂汤 | 灌迷魂湯 | guàn mí hún tāng | guan4 mi2 hun2 tang1 | to butter sb up; to try to impress sb | ||
| 6 | 毒鸡汤 | 毒雞湯 | dú jī tāng | du2 ji1 tang1 | (coll.) profit-motivated article cynically disguised as feel-good content 鸡汤 and designed to go viral | ||
| 7 | 二汤 | 二湯 | èr tāng | er4 tang1 | second bouillon, a light broth obtained by reboiling ingredients that were previously used to make a full-strength first bouillon 头汤 | ||
| 8 | 汤种 | 湯種 | tāng zhǒng | tang1 zhong3 | water roux (aka tangzhong), a gelatinous paste made by heating a mixture of flour and water, used in breadmaking to produce a softer, fluffier loaf (loanword from Japanese 湯種 yudane) | ||
| 9 | 汤婆 | 湯婆 | tāng pó | tang1 po2 | hot-water bottle | ||
| 10 | 斧钺汤镬 | 斧鉞湯鑊 | fǔ yuè tāng huò | fu3 yue4 tang1 huo4 | battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution | ||
| 11 | 鸡汤 | 雞湯 | jī tāng | ji1 tang1 | chicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) | ||
| 12 | 换汤不换药 | 換湯不換藥 | huàn tāng bù huàn yào | huan4 tang1 bu4 huan4 yao4 | different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only; a change in form but not in substance | ||
| 13 | 锅汤 | 鍋湯 | guō tāng | guo1 tang1 | Pot soup | ||
| 14 | 灌米汤 | 灌米湯 | guàn mǐ tāng | guan4 mi3 tang1 | to flatter; to butter sb up | ||
| 15 | 固若金汤 | 固若金湯 | gù ruò jīn tāng | gu4 ruo4 jin1 tang1 | secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom); well fortified; invulnerable to attack | ||
| 16 | 羹汤 | 羹湯 | gēng tāng | geng1 tang1 | soup | ||
| 17 | 赴汤蹈火 | 赴湯蹈火 | fù tāng dǎo huǒ | fu4 tang1 dao3 huo3 | to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty | ||
| 18 | 敷汤药 | 敷湯藥 | fū tāng yào | fu1 tang1 yao4 | (coll.) to pay compensation for medical expenses | ||
| 19 | 冬瓜汤 | 冬瓜湯 | dōng guā tāng | dong1 gua1 tang1 | Winter melon soup | ||
| 20 | 翅汤 | 翅湯 | chì tāng | chi4 tang1 | shark-fin soup | ||
| 21 | 煮汤 | 煮湯 | zhǔ tāng | zhu3 tang1 | Boil the soup | ||
| 22 | 茶汤 | 茶湯 | chá tāng | cha2 tang1 | Tea soup | ||
| 23 | 残汤剩饭 | 殘湯剩飯 | cán tāng shèng fàn | can2 tang1 sheng4 fan4 | remains of a meal (idiom) | ||
| 24 | 煲汤 | 煲湯 | bāo tāng | bao1 tang1 | to simmer; soup made by simmering for a long time | ||
| 25 | 白汤 | 白湯 | bái tāng | bai2 tang1 | clear soup; white broth, also called 奶汤 ; decoction of chrysanthemum, liquorice and certain other herbs |
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