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煲电话粥
bāo diàn huà zhōu
Pinyin
Definition
煲电话粥
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bāo diàn huà zhōu
to talk endlessly on the phone
Character Decomposition
煲
亻
口
木
火
电
日
丨
乚
话
讠
舌
粥
弜
米
Related Words
(13)
米粥
mǐ zhōu
1
congee
一锅粥
yī guō zhōu
1
(lit.) a pot of porridge
2
(fig.) a complete mess
八宝粥
bā bǎo zhōu
1
rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
煲
bāo
1
to cook slowly over a low flame
2
pot
3
saucepan
煲汤
bāo tāng
1
to simmer
2
soup made by simmering for a long time
煲电话粥
bāo diàn huà zhōu
1
to talk endlessly on the phone
燕麦粥
yàn mài zhōu
1
oatmeal
2
porridge
白粥
bái zhōu
1
plain rice congee
稀粥
xī zhōu
1
water gruel
2
thin porridge
粥
yù
1
see 葷粥|荤粥[Xūn yù]
腊八粥
là bā zhōu
1
Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar
电饭煲
diàn fàn bāo
1
rice cooker
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
1
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
2
fig. not enough to go around
3
demand exceeds supply
Idioms
(3)
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
1
lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
2
fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
1
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
2
fig. not enough to go around
3
demand exceeds supply
施粥舍饭
shī zhōu shě fàn
1
to provide alms and rice (idiom)
Sample Sentences