汤锅 (shāng) — soup pot, stockpot; (archaic/literary) slaughterhouse, butcher shop
Definition
In modern Chinese 汤锅 means 'soup pot' — a deep pot for simmering broth or stewing. The older sense 'slaughterhouse' survives only in literary or historical writing, not daily use.
noun
soup potstockpot(archaic/literary) slaughterhousebutcher shop
Measure word · 口
Examples
- 汤锅。Mā ma yòng shāng zhǔ le yì guō jī tāng.Mom used a soup pot to cook a pot of chicken soup.
- 汤锅，。Zhè ge shāng hěn dà, kě yǐ dùn zhěng zhī jī.This soup pot is very big; you can stew a whole chicken in it.
- 汤锅，。Xiǎo shuō lǐ miáo xiě le yí gè jiù shí de shāng, ràng rén gǎn dào yīn sēn.The novel described an old slaughterhouse, giving people a creepy feeling.
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