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黄汤辣水

黄汤辣水 — “Ordinary”

黄汤辣水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Ordinary”. Simple food and drink, often implying a poor or unappetizing meal. Literally, “yellow soup and spicy water”.

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黄汤辣水 Pronunciation and Pinyin

黄汤辣水 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
黄
huáng11yellow color
汤
tāng6soup or hot water
辣
là14spicy, pungent, ruthless
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice

Example Sentence with 黄汤辣水

无论生活多么艰难,他都从不抱怨每日的黄汤辣水。
No matter how difficult life got, he never complained about his daily simple meals.

Idioms Related to 黄汤辣水

Synonyms of 黄汤辣水

  • qīng清tāng汤guǎ寡shuǐ水watery, bland, and flavorless
  • huáng黄tāng汤dàn淡shuǐ水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 黄汤辣水

What does 黄汤辣水 mean?

黄汤辣水 (huáng tāng là shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Ordinary”.

How do you pronounce 黄汤辣水?

黄汤辣水 is pronounced huáng tāng là shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 黄汤辣水 literally mean?

Literally, 黄汤辣水 means “yellow soup and spicy water”. It is used to mean “Ordinary”.

What is the Chinese definition of 黄汤辣水?

泛指饮食。

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