杂烩 (zá huì) — (noun) mixed dish; hodgepodge (of food); (noun) mixture; miscellany; hotchpotch
Definition
Literally a mixed stew of various ingredients, now used figuratively for any jumbled 'hodgepodge' (of topics, styles, content). The food sense is literal; the abstract sense is metaphorical.
noun
mixed dishhodgepodge (of food)mixturemiscellanyhotchpotch
Examples
- 杂烩、,。Zhè dào zá huì lǐ yǒu ròu, dòu fu hé shū cài, wèi dào hěn xiāng.This mixed dish has meat, tofu, and vegetables — it smells delicious.
- ,杂烩。Tā de yǎn jiǎng dōng lā xī chě, jiǎn zhí chéng le nèi róng de zá huì.His speech jumped all over the place — it became a real hodgepodge of topics.
- 杂烩。Zhè jiā cān guǎn de zhāo pai cài shì hǎi xiān zá huì.This restaurant's signature dish is a seafood medley.
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