羹 (gēng) — thick soup; broth (often with ingredients)

Definition

A traditional thick soup or broth, typically simmered slowly with ingredients like meat or vegetables. Most common in set phrases such as 闭门羹 ('to be turned away') rather than everyday cooking — learners usually meet it in idioms.

noun
thick soupbroth (often with ingredients)
Measure word · 碗
Easily confused

Examples

  • 羹，。
    Zhè dào gēng wèi dào xiān měi, yíng yǎng fēng fù.
    This thick soup is delicious and nutritious.
  • 羹，。
    Dōng tiān hē yì wǎn rè gēng, hún shēn dōu nuǎn huo le.
    Drinking a bowl of hot thick soup in winter warms your whole body.
  • 羹。
    Chuán tǒng zuò fǎ shì yòng màn huǒ áo gēng.
    The traditional method is to simmer the thick soup over low heat.
Appears in
Food (General)

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