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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 tāngTang1soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled; surname Tang
2母汤 母湯 tāngmu3 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 )
3汤婆 湯婆 tāng tang1 po2hot-water bottle
4毒鸡汤 毒雞湯 tāngdu2 ji1 tang1(coll.) profit-motivated article cynically disguised as feel-good content 鸡汤 and designed to go viral
5二汤 二湯 èr tānger4 tang1second bouillon, a light broth obtained by reboiling ingredients that were previously used to make a full-strength first bouillon 头汤
6例汤 例湯 tāngli4 tang1soup of the day
7汤婆子 湯婆子 tāng zitang1 po2 zi5hot-water bottle
8汤种 湯種 tāng zhǒngtang1 zhong3water 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灌迷魂汤 灌迷魂湯 guàn hún tāngguan4 mi2 hun2 tang1to butter sb up; to try to impress sb
10羹汤 羹湯 gēng tānggeng1 tang1soup
11面汤 麵湯 miàn tāngmian4 tang1noodle soup; noodles in soup; noodle broth
12迷魂汤 迷魂湯 hún tāngmi2 hun2 tang1potion that makes the soul forget its previous life; (fig.) words or actions intended to attract sb's interest
13罗宋汤 羅宋湯 luó sòng tāngLuo2 song4 tang1borscht, a traditional beetroot soup
14鸡汤 雞湯 tāngji1 tang1chicken 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)
15换汤不换药 換湯不換藥 huàn tāng huàn yàohuan4 tang1 bu4 huan4 yao4different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only; a change in form but not in substance
16珍珠翡翠白玉汤 珍珠翡翠白玉湯 zhēn zhū fěi cuì bái tāngzhen1 zhu1 fei3 cui4 bai2 yu4 tang1cabbage, rice and tofu soup
17高汤 高湯 gāo tānggao1 tang1clear soup; soup stock
18赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 tāng dǎo huǒfu4 tang1 dao3 huo3to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty
19斧钺汤镬 斧鉞湯鑊 yuè tāng huòfu3 yue4 tang1 huo4battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution
20敷汤药 敷湯藥 tāng yàofu1 tang1 yao4(coll.) to pay compensation for medical expenses
21蛋花汤 蛋花湯 dàn huā tāngdan4 hua1 tang1clear soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable; eggdrop soup
22翅汤 翅湯 chì tāngchi4 tang1shark-fin soup
23池汤 池湯 chí tāngchi2 tang1large pool in a bathhouse
24残汤剩饭 殘湯剩飯 cán tāng shèng fàncan2 tang1 sheng4 fan4remains of a meal (idiom)
25煲汤 煲湯 bāo tāngbao1 tang1to simmer; soup made by simmering for a long time

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