汤 tāng soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled 羹 汤 gēng tāng soup 羹 gēng soup 歠 chuò (literary) to drink / to sip / gruel / soup 膷 xiāng hashed beef / soup 汤 汁 tāng zhī soup / broth 鸡 汤 jī tāng chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul &ndash / i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) 汤 匙 tāng chí soup spoon / tablespoon / CL:把[ba3] 牛 肉 面 niú ròu miàn beef noodle soup 清 汤 qīng tāng broth / clear soup / consommé 麻 辣 烫 má là tàng hot spicy soup (often sold in street stalls) 煲 汤 bāo tāng to simmer / soup made by simmering for a long time 板 面 bǎn miàn pan mee, aka banmian, a Hakka noodle soup dish, popular in Malaysia 高 汤 gāo tāng clear soup / soup stock 肉 汤 ròu tāng meat soup / broth 浓 汤 nóng tāng thick soup / puree 泡 饭 pào fàn to soak cooked rice in soup or water / cooked rice reheated in boiling water 面 汤 miàn tāng noodle soup / noodles in soup / noodle broth 汤 勺 tāng sháo soup ladle 酸 辣 汤 suān là tāng hot and sour soup / sour and spicy soup 毛 血 旺 máo xuè wàng duck's blood and beef tripe in spicy soup 涮 shuàn to rinse / to trick / to fool sb / to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table) 铏 xíng soup cauldron / (arch.) sacrificial tripod with two handles and a lid / old variant of 硎[xing2] 臐 xūn lamb soup 羹 藜 含 糗 gēng lí hán qiǔ nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom) / to survive on a coarse diet / à / la guerre comme à / la guerre 羹 藜 唅 糗 gēng lí hān qiǔ nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom) / to survive on a coarse diet / à / la guerre comme à / la guerre 汤 碗 tāng wǎn soup bowl 金 丝 燕 jīn sī yàn Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species &ndash / Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus &ndash / build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup 蛋 花 汤 dàn huā tāng clear soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable / eggdrop soup 鉶 xíng soup cauldron / (arch.) sacrificial tripod with two handles and a lid / variant of 硎, whetstone 一 杯 羹 yī bēi gēng lit. a cup of soup / fig. to get part of the profits / one's share of the action 味 噌 汤 wèi cēng tāng miso soup 小 龙 汤 包 xiǎo lóng tāng bāo steamed soup dumpling 氽 汤 tǔn tāng to prepare a soup 汤 料 tāng liào raw materials for making soup / packaged soup mix 汤 盘 tāng pán soup plate 汤 类 tāng lèi soup dishes (on menu) 翅 汤 chì tāng shark-fin soup 肉 汤 面 ròu tāng miàn noodles in meat soup 舀 汤 yǎo tāng to ladle out soup 蘑 菇 汤 mó gu tāng mushroom soup 鱼 翅 汤 yú chì tāng shark fin soup 鸳 鸯 锅 yuān yang guō "mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other) 鸭 子 汤 yā zi tāng Duck soup 罗 宋 汤 luó sòng tāng borscht, a traditional beetroot soup 喇 沙 lǎ shā laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia 白 汤 bái tāng clear soup / white broth, also called 奶湯|奶汤[nai3 tang1] / decoction of chrysanthemum, liquorice and certain other herbs 叻 沙 lè shā laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia 羊 肉 泡 馍 yáng ròu pào mó mutton and bread soup (a specialty of Shaanxi cuisine) 一 颗 老 鼠 屎 坏 了 一 锅 汤 yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom) / fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch 小 笼 汤 包 xiǎo lóng tāng bāo steamed soup dumpling 泡 馍 pào mó meat and bread soup (a specialty of Shaanxi cuisine) 清 补 凉 qīng bǔ liáng ching bo leung, an icy, sweet dessert soup 粥 棚 zhōu péng food relief center / soup kitchen 粥 厂 zhōu chǎng food relief center / soup kitchen 参 鸡 汤 shēn jī tāng samgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc 肉 骨 茶 ròu gǔ chá bak-kut-teh or pork ribs soup, popular in Malaysia and Singapore 珍 珠 翡 翠 白 玉 汤 zhēn zhū fěi cuì bái yù tāng cabbage, rice and tofu soup 过 桥 米 线 guò qiáo mǐ xiàn rice noodle soup from Yunnan province 例 汤 lì tāng soup of the day 海 皇 羹 hǎi huáng gēng Cantonese seafood soup 心 灵 鸡 汤 xīn líng jī tāng (often used disparagingly) feel-good motivational story or quote (from the Chinese translation of the title of the 1993 self-help bestseller "Chicken Soup for the Soul")