稀汤寡水 — “Describes food”
稀汤寡水 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes food”. Especially soup or porridge, that is thin, watery, and lacks substance, flavor, or nourishment. Literally, “Thin soup, sparse water”.
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稀汤寡水 Pronunciation and Pinyin
稀汤寡水 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 稀汤寡水
我们今天吃的粥真是稀汤寡水，根本不顶饱。
The porridge we had today was so thin and watery; it wasn't filling at all.
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- xī稀li里huā哗lā啦clattering, scattering, or in disarray
- xī稀li里hú糊tu涂Confused and muddled
- xī稀lǐ里mǎ马hu虎careless and sloppy
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What does 稀汤寡水 mean?
稀汤寡水 (xī tāng guǎ shuǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes food”.
How do you pronounce 稀汤寡水?
稀汤寡水 is pronounced xī tāng guǎ shuǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 稀汤寡水 literally mean?
Literally, 稀汤寡水 means “Thin soup, sparse water”. It is used to mean “describes food”.
What is the Chinese definition of 稀汤寡水?
形容粥稀或汤里油水少