每日 měi rì daily / (soup etc) of the day syn 勺子 sháo zi scoop / ladle / CL:把[ba3] syn 鸡汤 雞湯 jī tāng chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) 汤匙 湯匙 tāng chí soup spoon / tablespoon / CL:把[ba3] 肉汤 肉湯 ròu tāng meat soup / broth syn 浓汤 濃湯 nóng tāng thick soup / puree 冷面 冷麵 lěng miàn naengmyeon (Korean dish based on cold noodles in soup) 馄饨 餛飩 hún tun wonton / Chinese ravioli (served in soup) / Taiwan pr. [hun2dun5] syn 汤面 湯麵 tāng miàn noodles in soup syn 面汤 麵湯 miàn tāng noodle soup / noodles in soup / noodle broth syn 糖水 táng shuǐ syrup / sweetened water / tong sui (sweet soup) 清汤 清湯 qīng tāng broth / clear soup / consommé 高汤 高湯 gāo tāng clear soup / soup stock 泡饭 泡飯 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water / cooked rice reheated in boiling water 牛肉面 牛肉麵 niú ròu miàn beef noodle soup 麻辣烫 麻辣燙 má là tàng hot spicy soup (often sold at street stalls) 酸辣汤 酸辣湯 suān là tāng hot and sour soup / sour and spicy soup 煲汤 煲湯 bāo tāng to simmer / soup made by simmering for a long time 板面 板麵 bǎn miàn pan mee, aka banmian, a Hakka noodle soup dish, popular in Malaysia 羹汤 羹湯 gēng tāng soup 汤 湯 tāng soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled syn 盛 chéng to hold / to contain / to ladle / to pick up with a utensil syn 勺 sháo spoon / ladle / CL:把[ba3] / abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume) syn 涮 shuàn to rinse / to trick / to fool sb / to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table) syn 羹 gēng thick soup syn 舀 yǎo to ladle out / to scoop up syn 瓢 piáo dipper / ladle syn 杓 biāo (literary) handle of a spoon or ladle / (literary) collective name for the three stars that form the handle of the Big Dipper 杓 sháo ladle (variant of 勺[shao2]) 笊 zhào loosely woven bamboo ladle 炒勺 chǎo sháo wok with a long handle / wok spatula / ladle 毛血旺 máo xuè wàng duck's blood and beef tripe in spicy soup 舀水 yǎo shuǐ to ladle water / to scoop up water 马勺 馬勺 mǎ sháo wooden ladle 匕 bǐ dagger / ladle / ancient type of spoon 挹 yì (literary) to scoop up / to ladle out / (literary) to draw toward oneself syn 糨 jiàng (of soup, paste etc) thick syn 汤碗 湯碗 tāng wǎn soup bowl 金丝燕 金絲燕 jīn sī yàn Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup 干面 乾麵 gān miàn noodles mixed with a sauce and served with toppings (not in a soup) / (dialect) flour 铏 鉶 xíng soup cauldron / (arch.) sacrificial tripod with two handles and a lid / old variant of 硎[xing2] 臐 xūn lamb soup 羹藜含糗 gēng lí hán qiǔ nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom) / to survive on a coarse diet / à la guerre comme à la guerre 羹藜唅糗 gēng lí hān qiǔ nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom) / to survive on a coarse diet / à la guerre comme à la guerre 舀汤 舀湯 yǎo tāng to ladle out soup 蛋花汤 蛋花湯 dàn huā tāng clear soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable / eggdrop soup 汤料 湯料 tāng liào raw materials for making soup / packaged soup mix 鸳鸯锅 鴛鴦鍋 yuān yang guō "mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other) 柶 sì spoon / ladle 挹取 yì qǔ to ladle out / to scoop up 舀子 yǎo zi ladle / scoop syn 长柄勺子 長柄勺子 cháng bǐng sháo zi ladle 一马勺坏一锅 一馬勺壞一鍋 yī mǎ sháo huài yī guō one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom) / one bad apple spoils the barrel 水勺 shuǐ sháo ladle / dipper (for water) 歠 chuò (literary) to drink / to sip / gruel / soup 膷 xiāng hashed beef / soup 鉶 xíng soup cauldron / (arch.) sacrificial tripod with two handles and a lid / variant of 硎, whetstone 一杯羹 yī bēi gēng lit. a cup of soup / fig. to get part of the profits / one's share of the action 味噌汤 味噌湯 wèi cēng tāng miso soup 小龙汤包 小龍湯包 xiǎo lóng tāng bāo steamed soup dumpling 氽汤 氽湯 tǔn tāng to prepare a soup 汤汁 湯汁 tāng zhī soup / broth 汤盘 湯盤 tāng pán soup plate 汤类 湯類 tāng lèi soup dishes (on menu) 翅汤 翅湯 chì tāng shark-fin soup 肉汤面 肉湯麵 ròu tāng miàn noodles in meat soup 蘑菇汤 蘑菇湯 mó gu tāng mushroom soup 鱼翅汤 魚翅湯 yú chì tāng shark fin soup 鸭子汤 鴨子湯 yā zi tāng Duck soup 罗宋汤 羅宋湯 luó sòng tāng borscht, a traditional beetroot soup 喇沙 lǎ shā laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia 白汤 白湯 bái tāng clear soup / white broth, also called 奶湯|奶汤[nai3 tang1] / decoction of chrysanthemum, liquorice and certain other herbs 叻沙 lè shā laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia 羊肉泡馍 羊肉泡饃 yáng ròu pào mó mutton and bread soup (a specialty of Shaanxi cuisine) 一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤 一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom) / fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch 小笼汤包 小籠湯包 xiǎo lóng tāng bāo steamed soup dumpling 泡馍 泡饃 pào mó meat and bread soup (a specialty of Shaanxi cuisine) 清补凉 清補涼 qīng bǔ liáng ching bo leung, an icy, sweet dessert soup 粥厂 粥廠 zhōu chǎng food relief center / soup kitchen 粥棚 zhōu péng food relief center / soup kitchen 参鸡汤 參雞湯 shēn jī tāng samgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc 肉骨茶 ròu gǔ chá bak-kut-teh or pork ribs soup, popular in Malaysia and Singapore 珍珠翡翠白玉汤 珍珠翡翠白玉湯 zhēn zhū fěi cuì bái yù tāng cabbage, rice and tofu soup 过桥米线 過橋米線 guò qiáo mǐ xiàn rice noodle soup from Yunnan province 例汤 例湯 lì tāng soup of the day 出汁 chū zhī dashi (soup stock used in Japanese cuisine) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese) 海皇羹 hǎi huáng gēng Cantonese seafood soup 粿汁 guǒ zhī kway chap (Teochew noodle soup) 心灵鸡汤 心靈雞湯 xīn líng jī tāng (often used disparagingly) feel-good motivational story or quote (from the Chinese translation of the title of the 1993 self-help bestseller "Chicken Soup for the Soul") 拆鱼羹 拆魚羹 chāi yú gēng hand-shredded fish soup, a speciality of Shunde 順德|顺德[Shun4de2] 疙瘩汤 疙瘩湯 gē da tāng dough-drop soup (made by dropping small, irregular lumps of dough into the simmering broth) 