鸡汤
jī tāng
Pinyin

Definition

鸡汤
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jī tāng
  1. chicken stock
  2. chicken soup
  3. (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

公鸡
gōng jī
  1. 1 cock
  2. 2 rooster
汤
Tāng
  1. 1 surname Tang
汤圆
tāng yuán
  1. 1 boiled balls of glutinous rice flour, eaten during the Lantern Festival
鸡
jī
  1. 1 fowl
  2. 2 chicken
  3. 3 CL:隻|只[zhī]
  4. 4 (slang) prostitute
鸡肉
jī ròu
  1. 1 chicken meat
鸡腿
jī tuǐ
  1. 1 chicken leg
  2. 2 drumstick
  3. 3 CL:根[gēn]
鸡蛋
jī dàn
  1. 1 (chicken) egg
  2. 2 hen's egg
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],打[dá]
叫鸡
jiào jī
  1. 1 rooster
  2. 2 cock
  3. 3 (slang) (Cantonese) to visit a prostitute
呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī
  1. 1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
宝鸡
Bǎo jī
  1. 1 Baoji prefecture-level city in Shaanxi
  2. 2 called Chencang 陳倉|陈仓[Chén cāng] in ancient times
小肚鸡肠
xiǎo dù jī cháng
  1. 1 lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded
  2. 2 petty
小鸡
xiǎo jī
  1. 1 chick
山鸡
shān jī
  1. 1 Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
  2. 2 (dialect) pheasant
母鸡
mǔ jī
  1. 1 hen
泡汤
pào tāng
  1. 1 to dawdle
  2. 2 to go slow deliberately
  3. 3 to fizzle out
  4. 4 to have all one's hopes dashed
  5. 5 (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring
清汤
qīng tāng
  1. 1 broth
  2. 2 clear soup
  3. 3 consommé
汤勺
tāng sháo
  1. 1 soup ladle
汤包
tāng bāo
  1. 1 steamed dumpling
汤匙
tāng chí
  1. 1 soup spoon
  2. 2 tablespoon
  3. 3 CL:把[bǎ]
汤姆
Tāng mǔ
  1. 1 Tom (name)

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
以汤沃沸
yǐ tāng wò fèi
  1. 1 to manage a situation badly (idiom)
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
  1. 1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
  3. 3 to go for wool and come back shorn
偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu
  1. 1 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
  2. 2 to pilfer
  3. 3 to dally with women
  4. 4 to have affairs
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
  1. 1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
  3. 3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī
  1. 1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
问客杀鸡
wèn kè shā jī
  1. 1 lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
  1. 1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
  2. 2 well fortified
  3. 3 invulnerable to attack
嫁鸡随鸡
jià jī suí jī
  1. 1 If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.
  2. 2 We must learn to accept the people around us.
嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗
jià jī suí jī , jià gǒu suí gǒu
  1. 1 if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
  1. 1 lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
小肚鸡肠
xiǎo dù jī cháng
  1. 1 lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom); narrow-minded
  2. 2 petty
手无缚鸡之力
shǒu wú fù jī zhī lì
  1. 1 lit. lacking the strength even to truss a chicken (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. weak
  3. 3 unaccustomed to physical work
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
  1. 1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
指鸡骂狗
zhǐ jī mà gǒu
  1. 1 lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make indirect criticisms
换汤不换药
huàn tāng bù huàn yào
  1. 1 different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only
  2. 2 a change in form but not in substance
斗酒只鸡
dǒu jiǔ zhī jī
  1. 1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
斧钺汤镬
fǔ yuè tāng huò
  1. 1 battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution
杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
  3. 3 pour encourager les autres

Sample Sentences

亲爱哒，今天情绪大大地低落，不知道是不是因为听了太多“鸡汤”故事的缘故。都说人最大的悲哀莫过于常怀能力无法企及的欲望，唉……
qīnàidā ，jīntiān qíngxù dàdà de dīluò ，bù zhīdào shìbushì yīnwèi tīng le tài duō “jītāng ”gùshi de yuángù 。dōu shuō rén zuìdà de bēiāi mòguòyú cháng huái nénglì wúfǎ qìjí de yùwàng ，ài ……
Bae, today my mood took a nosedive, I don't know if it's because I've heard too many "chicken-soup-for-the-soul" stories. They all say that the biggest tragedy for humans is that they often have ambitions that lie beyond their abilities, ah...
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我要“小确幸”，不要“小确丧”毒鸡汤！不过你怎么知道，这个月我好像都不露声色吧，低调地发着光。
wǒ yào “xiǎoquèxìng ”，bù yào “xiǎoquèsāng ”dú jītāng ！bùguò nǐ zěnme zhīdào ，zhè ge yuè wǒ hǎoxiàng dōu bù lù shēngsè ba ，dīdiào de fā zhe guāng 。
I want "small pleasures", not toxic chicken soup laced with "small feelings of despair"! But how did you know? I don't feel like I've shown my feelings this month, and have just been shining my light on the down low.
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明明知道我心情不好，还用这么丧的毒鸡汤刺激我，真是太可恶了。爱我的话就要让我幸福地大笑啊，干嘛总是冷嘲热讽。
míngmíng zhīdào wǒ xīnqíng bù hǎo ，hái yòng zhème sāng de dú jītāng cìjī wǒ ，zhēn shì tài kěwù le 。ài wǒ dehuà jiùyào ràng wǒ xìngfú de dàxiào ā ，gànmá zǒngshì lěngcháorèfěng 。
You clearly know I'm in a bad mood, and you still use this depressing toxic chicken soup to irritate me. You're such a drag. If you love me you should make me laugh merrily. Why are you always mocking and ridiculing me?
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这鸡汤真香，里头还有蒜头和香菇呢...咦？这是什么？
zhè jītāng zhēn xiāng ，lǐtou háiyǒu suàntou hé xiānggū ne ...yí ？zhè shì shénme ？
This chicken soup smells great. There is garlic and mushrooms in it too... Huh? What's this?
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小姐，起来啦。我给你热点鸡汤。
xiǎojie ，qǐlái la 。wǒ gěi nǐ rè diǎnr jītāng 。
Miss, sit up please. Let me warm you up some chicken soup.
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老婆，快回房间休息吧。我给你盛碗鸡汤，妈炖的老母鸡汤最好喝了。
lǎopó ，kuài huí fángjiān xiūxi ba 。wǒ gěi nǐ chéng wǎn jītāng ，mā dùn de lǎomǔjītāng zuì hǎohē le 。
Quick, dear, go back to your room and rest. I'll ladle out a bowl of chicken soup for you. Mom makes the best chicken soup.
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婆婆，我不是这个意思。只是在我的家乡并没有这种习俗。女人生完孩子马上就可以洗澡了，长这么大也没听说她们生什么病啊。还有您刚才跟我说的那个什么“坐月子”，整整一个月，不能吃冰激凌、喝凉水，不能洗澡，不能吹风，不能干家务，不能出去运动，每天只能躺在床上休息，还要喝一大堆鸡汤和鱼汤什么的，我觉得简直是受罪啊。
pópo ，wǒ bù shì zhège yìsi 。zhǐshì zài wǒ de jiāxiāng bìng méiyǒu zhèzhǒng xísú 。nǚrén shēngwán háizi mǎshàng jiù kěyǐ xǐzǎo le ，zhǎng zhème dà yě méi tīngshuō tāmen shēng shénme bìng a 。háiyǒu nín gāngcái gēn wǒ shuō de nàge shénme “zuòyuèzi ”，zhěngzhěng yīgeyuè ，bùnéng chī bīngjīlíng 、hē liángshuǐ ，bùnéng xǐzǎo ，bùnéng chuīfēng ，bùnéng gànjiāwù ，bùnéng chūqù yùndòng ，měitiān zhǐnéng tǎng zài chuáng shang xiūxi ，háiyào hē yīdàduī jītāng hé yútāng shénmede ，wǒ juéde jiǎnzhí shì shòuzuì a 。
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