Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「清湯寡水」.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「清湯寡水」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Used to describe dishes that have too much water, little seasoning, and no taste.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qīng tāng guǎ shuǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ching1 tong1 gwa2 seui2
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.
