gruel; porridge made from cornmeal or flour
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
gruel; porridge; mush
dialectA simple, thin porridge often made from cornmeal or flour, common in Northern Chinese cuisine and associated with rustic or traditional meals.
Xiǎo小
shí时
hòu候
jiā家
lǐ里
qióng穷
，
zǎo早
shàng上
cháng常
hē喝
yù玉
mǐ米
miàn面
hú糊
hu糊
。
When I was young and the family was poor, we often drank cornmeal gruel in the morning.
Tiān天
lěng冷
le了
，
hē喝
wǎn碗
rè热
hú糊
hu糊
nuǎn暖
nuǎn暖
shēn身
zi子
。
It's cold outside; have a bowl of hot porridge to warm yourself up.
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Běi北
fāng方
rén人
xǐ喜
huān欢
bǎ把
xī稀
hú糊
hu糊
dàng当
zǎo早
cān餐
。
Northern Chinese people like to have thin gruel for breakfast.
Tā他
shēng生
bìng病
le了
，
zhǐ只
néng能
chī吃
diǎn点
bàng棒
zi子
miàn面
hú糊
hu糊
。
He's sick and can only eat some cornmeal mush.