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黄汤淡水

黄汤淡水 — “Simple or plain food and drink”

黄汤淡水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Simple or plain food and drink”. Humble provisions. Literally, “Yellow broth and plain water”.

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黄汤淡水 Pronunciation and Pinyin

黄汤淡水 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
黄
huáng11yellow color
汤
tāng6soup or hot water
淡
dàn11bland, light, indifferent
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice

Example Sentence with 黄汤淡水

经过一天的辛劳,他回到家中,只求一碗黄汤淡水,洗去一身的疲惫。
After a day of hard work, he returned home, wishing only for a simple meal to wash away his fatigue.

Idioms Related to 黄汤淡水

Synonyms of 黄汤淡水

  • huáng黄tāng汤là辣shuǐ水ordinary, simple food and drink

More idioms starting with 黄

  • huáng黄yún云bái白cǎo草desolate frontier landscape
  • huáng黄rén人shǒu守rì日a period of great prosperity and stability
  • huáng黄rén人pěng捧rì日excellent order and robust prosperity
  • huáng黄gōng公hǎo好qiān谦excessively modest or feigning humility
  • huáng黄gōng公jiǔ酒lú垆mourn departed friends or bygone days
  • huáng黄guàn冠cǎo草lǚ履simple rustic attire
  • huáng黄guàn冠cǎo草fú服simple, humble clothing of common people
  • huáng黄guàn冠yě野fú服simple rustic attire
  • huáng黄juàn卷yòu幼fù妇a cryptic reference for splendid
  • huáng黄juàn卷qīng青dēng灯solitary diligent study late into night
  • huáng黄fà发ér儿chǐ齿live a long and healthy life
  • huáng黄fā发tái台bèi背elderly people with signs of old age

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Questions about 黄汤淡水

What does 黄汤淡水 mean?

黄汤淡水 (huáng tāng dàn shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Simple or plain food and drink”.

How do you pronounce 黄汤淡水?

黄汤淡水 is pronounced huáng tāng dàn shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 黄汤淡水 literally mean?

Literally, 黄汤淡水 means “Yellow broth and plain water”. It is used to mean “Simple or plain food and drink”.

What is the Chinese definition of 黄汤淡水?

泛指饮食。同“黄汤辣水”。

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