湯 (tong1 soeng1 | tang1 shang1) : soup; hot water; a surname

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湯

tong1 soeng1

tang1 shang1

[粵] tong1 [國] tang1
[1] soup; broth; stock
[2] hot/boiling water
[3] decoction of Chinese medicine
[4] a Chinese surname

[粵] soeng1 [國] shang1
[archaic] swift current; torrent

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

湯 / 汤

This word has been viewed 15066 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Feb 2014 03:49

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湯水 tong1 seoi2 = soup

茄湯 ke4*2 tong1 = tomato soup 粵

紅湯 hung4 tong1 hong2 tang1 = Borscht

白湯 baak6 tong1 bai2 tang1 = cream soup

煲湯 bou1 tong1 bao1 tang1 = boil soup

濃湯 nung4 tong1 nong2 tang1 = thick soup

灌湯包 gun3 tong1 baau1 guan4 tang1 bao1 = soup filled steamed buns

麵豉湯 min6 si6*2 tong1 = miso soup 粵

是日例湯 si6 jat6 lai6 tong1 shi4 ri4 li4 tang1 = soup of the day

是日餐湯 si6 jat6 caan1 tong1 shi4 ri4 can1 tang1 = soup of the day
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Showing all 4 examples containing 湯

阿媽今日煲咗湯。粵
Mum has cooked soup today.

啲湯熱得滯！唔好飲住。粵 ?!
The soup's too hot! Don't drink it yet.
[Lit. [plural counter] soup hot too-much. Don't eat [extensional-aspect particle] him.]

間餐廳嘅例湯賣來賣去都係嗰三幅被，重來冇新鮮啲嘅畀你試。粵
This restaurant always serves the same soups; there's never a new thing for you to try.

紅湯定白湯? 粵
Borscht or cream soup?

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Decimal representation of this word: 湯
Unicode code for this character: U+6e6f (off-site link)

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