粥 (zuk1 | zhou1) : congee; rice gruel; porridge

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粥

zuk1

zhou1

[n] rice gruel; congee; porridge

Stroke count: 12

Level: 4

Radical: 米 (#119)

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

粥

This word has been viewed 23714 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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米粥 mai5 zuk1 mi3 zhou1 = congee; rice gruel; porridge

煲電話粥 bou1 din6 waa6*2 zuk1 = long telephone chat 粵

清粥 cing1 zuk1 qing1 zhou1 = plain congee

白粥 baak6 zuk1 bai2 zhou1 = porridge; plain congee; rice gruel

皮蛋瘦肉粥 pei4 daan6*2 sau3 juk6 zuk1 pi2 dan4 shou4 rou4 zhou1 = congee with preserved duck egg and pork

魚生粥 jyu4 saang1 zuk1 yu2 sheng1 zhou1 = rice gruel with thin raw fish slices

一鑊粥 jat1 wok6 zuk1 yi1 huo4 zhou1 = in a complete mess 粵

鹹味粥 haam4 mei6 zuk1 xian2 wei4 zhou1 = a dirty joke (lit., "salty tasting gruel")

僧多粥少 zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2 seng1 duo1zhou1 shao3 = too few jobs for too many people (lit., "many monks, little gruel")

黑米粥 hak1 mai5 zuk1 hei1 mi3 zhou1 = dessert made with purple rice

煲粥 bou1 zuk1 = boil congee; to talk for hours on the telephone 粵

熬粥 ngou4 zuk1 ao1 zhou1 = make porridge; (slang) to talk for hours on the telephone (lit., "boil congee");

煲冇米粥 bou1 mou5 mai5 zuk1 = to waste time planning sth; discuss something that will amount to nothing 粵

煲無米粥 bou1 mou4 mai5 zuk1 bao1 wu2 mi3 zhou1 = to waste time planning sth; discuss something that will amount to nothing

皮蛋粥 pei4 daan6*2 zuk1 pi2 dan4 zhou1 = preserved egg congee; century egg congee

食粥食飯 sik6 zuk1 sik6 faan6 = could be good or could be bad (lit., "whether we eat porridge or rice...") 粵

及第粥 kap6 dai6*2 zuk1 ji2 di4 zhou1 = congee with pig's liver and kidneys

食過夜粥 sik6 gwo3 ye6 zuk1 shi2 guo4 ye4 zhou1 = to have learned kung fu before; to have studied martial arts 粵

動脈粥樣硬化 dung6 mak6 zuk1 joeng6 ngaang6 faa3 dong4 mai4 zhou1 yang4 ying4 hua4 = atherosclerosis

艇仔粥 teng5 zai2 zuk1 = sampan rice porridge 粵

黑糯米粥 hak1 no6 mai5 zuk1 hei1 nuo4 mi3 zhou1 = dessert made with purple rice

Showing 1 example containing 粥

朝早食嗰碗粥稀冧冧，未到晏晝就餓嘅嘞粵
The bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon.

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