羹
gēng
Pinyin

Definition

羹
 - 
gēng
  1. soup

Character Decomposition

Related Words (9)

羹
gēng
  1. 1 soup
残羹
cán gēng
  1. 1 leftovers from a meal
肉羹
ròu gēng
  1. 1 stew
  2. 2 bouillon
调羹
tiáo gēng
  1. 1 spoon
一杯羹
yī bēi gēng
  1. 1 lit. a cup of soup
  2. 2 fig. to get part of the profits
  3. 3 one's share of the action

Idioms (4)

吃闭门羹
chī bì mén gēng
  1. 1 to be refused entrance (idiom)
  2. 2 to find the door closed
羹藜含糗
gēng lí hán qiǔ
  1. 1 nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet
  2. 2 à la guerre comme à la guerre
羹藜唅糗
gēng lí hān qiǔ
  1. 1 nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet
  2. 2 à la guerre comme à la guerre
飨以闭门羹
xiǎng yǐ bì mén gēng
  1. 1 to close the door in one's face (idiom)

Sample Sentences

南方人要是说：调羹。
nánfāngrén yàoshì shuō ：tiáogēng 。
Southerns will say “tiáogēng”.
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所以嘛，前一段时间网上嚷嚷着微信也要收费，不就是那些运营商心理不平衡了，想分一杯羹呗。
suǒyǐ ma ，qiányīduàn shíjiān wǎngshàng rāngrang zhe wēixìn yě yào shōufèi ，bù jiùshì nàxiē yùnyíngshāng xīnlǐ bù pínghéng le ，xiǎng fēnyībēigēng bēi 。
So... there was a clamor a little while ago online about how WeChat should also collect fees and that it's fair to the spirit of operating a business. They want a piece of the pie.
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投资非洲？这个想法我们以前也有过。但就目前情况来说，还是过于冒险了一点。虽然说非洲是片未被开垦的市场，人人都想从中分一杯羹，但时机还不成熟。
tóuzī fēizhōu ？zhè ge xiǎngfǎ wǒmen yǐqián yě yǒu guò 。dàn jiù mùqián qíngkuàng láishuō ，háishì guòyú màoxiǎn le yīdiǎn 。suīránshuō fēizhōu shì piàn wèi bèi kāikěn de shìchǎng ，rénrén dōu xiǎng cóngzhōng fēnyībēigēng ，dàn shíjī hái bù chéngshú 。
Invest in Africa? We've had that idea in the past. But judging by the current situation, it's still a bit too risky. Although the African market is uncultivated and everyone wants to take a share of the spoils, the time still isn't opportune.
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肯定是看到NBA在中国做得那么好，所以也不甘示弱，来中国分一杯羹了。不过这项运动好像不太国际化，只有美国人看得津津有味。说实话，我是一点也看不懂。
kěndìng shì kàndào NBA zài Zhōngguó zuò de nàme hǎo ，suǒyǐ yě bùgānshìruò ，lái Zhōngguó fēnyībēigēng le 。bùguò zhè xiàng yùndòng hǎoxiàng bù tài guójìhuà ，zhǐyǒu měiguórén kàn de jīnjīnyǒuwèi 。shuō shíhuà ，wǒ shì yīdiǎn yě kàn bù dǒng 。
They must have seen how well the NBA was doing here, and didn't want to be left behind. They came to China to get a piece of the action. But this sport doesn't seem very international. Only Americans really enjoy watching it. To tell you the truth, I don't understand it at all.
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