清湯寡水

Chinese

		clear; distinct; complete clear; distinct; complete; pure	soup; hot water	few; widowed	water; river
trad. (清湯寡水)		清	湯	寡	水
simp. (清汤寡水)		清	汤	寡	水

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīngtāngguǎshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄤ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ tong¹ gwaa² seoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīngtāngguǎshuǐ [Phonetic: qīngtāngguáshuǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄤ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cingtangguǎshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing¹-tʻang¹-kua³-shui³
    • Yale: chīng-tāng-gwǎ-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingtanggoashoei
    • Palladius: цинтангуашуй (cintanguašuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ tong¹ gwaa² seoi²
    • Yale: chīng tōng gwá séui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ tong¹ gwaa² soey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ tong¹ gua² sêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷaː³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

Idiom

清湯寡水

1. (of a dish) watery and tasteless