汤 (湯)
tāng
Pinyin
Definition
汤 (湯)
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- soup
- hot or boiling water
- decoction of medicinal herbs
- water in which sth has been boiled
汤 (湯)
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- rushing current
汤 (湯)
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- surname Tang
Character Decomposition
Idioms (7)
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
- 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
- 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
以汤沃沸
- 1 to manage a situation badly (idiom)
固若金汤
- 1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
- 2 well fortified
- 3 invulnerable to attack
换汤不换药
- 1 different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only
- 2 a change in form but not in substance
斧钺汤镬
- 1 battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution
Sample Sentences
老板,这碗蛋花汤太咸了。
Boss, this bowl of egg drop soup is too salty.
这就是中国人的养生之道,《黄帝内经》里就有说:病至而治之汤液。
This is the Chinese way to good health, according to one of the earliest medical books there is a saying that sickness is cured by soup.
亲爱哒,今天情绪大大地低落,不知道是不是因为听了太多“鸡汤”故事的缘故。都说人最大的悲哀莫过于常怀能力无法企及的欲望,唉……
Bae, today my mood took a nosedive, I don't know if it's because I've heard too many "chicken-soup-for-the-soul" stories. They all say that the biggest tragedy for humans is that they often have ambitions that lie beyond their abilities, ah...
我要“小确幸”,不要“小确丧”毒鸡汤!不过你怎么知道,这个月我好像都不露声色吧,低调地发着光。
I want "small pleasures", not toxic chicken soup laced with "small feelings of despair"! But how did you know? I don't feel like I've shown my feelings this month, and have just been shining my light on the down low.
明明知道我心情不好,还用这么丧的毒鸡汤刺激我,真是太可恶了。爱我的话就要让我幸福地大笑啊,干嘛总是冷嘲热讽。
You clearly know I'm in a bad mood, and you still use this depressing toxic chicken soup to irritate me. You're such a drag. If you love me you should make me laugh merrily. Why are you always mocking and ridiculing me?
夫妻喂彼此吃汤圆
The bride and groom feed each other tangyuan.
天圆圆地圆圆,夫妻一对好团圆,汤圆甜汤圆美,富贵荣华万万年。
As the "yuan" in tangyuan signifies being bound together, just as the heavens are bound together and the earth, so are man and wife. Just as tangyuan are sweet and beautiful, so will this couple live long lives of riches and splendour.
老公吃汤圆!啊~
Hubby, have a tangyuan! Ah...
老婆吃汤圆!啊~
Darling, have a tangyuan! Ah...
我也是!元宵节那一天,家家户户都闹元宵,赏月,吃汤圆,赏灯,猜灯谜,可有意思了!
Me too! On Lantern Festival, as every family is busy celebrating the festival, gazing at the moon, eating tangyuan, admiring the lanterns and guessing the riddles on the lanterns. It's so fun.