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  zuk1   jyutping
  zhou1   pinyin
[n] rice gruel; congee; porridge

Stroke count: 12
Level: 4
Radical: (#119)

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

This word has been viewed 22062 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Dec 2012 18:33

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detail  mai5 zuk1  mi3 zhou1 = congee; rice gruel; porridge
detail  bou1 din6 waa6*2 zuk1   = long telephone chat
detail  cing1 zuk1  qing1 zhou1 = plain congee
detail  baak6 zuk1  bai2 zhou1 = porridge; plain congee; rice gruel
detail  pei4 daan6*2 sau3 juk6 zuk1  pi2 dan4 shou4 rou4 zhou1 = congee with preserved duck egg and pork
detail  jyu4 saang1 zuk1  yu2 sheng1 zhou1 = rice gruel with thin raw fish slices
detail  jat1 wok6 zuk1  yi1 huo4 zhou1 = in a complete mess
detail  haam4 mei6 zuk1  xian2 wei4 zhou1 = a dirty joke (lit., "salty tasting gruel")
detail  zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2  seng1 duo1zhou1 shao3 = too few jobs for too many people (lit., "many monks, little gruel")
detail  hak1 mai5 zuk1  hei1 mi3 zhou1 = dessert made with purple rice
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detail 朝早稀冧冧晏晝
The bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon.

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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