hot water for washing face; water from boiled noodles
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
hot water for washing the face
dialectA regional (dialectal) term. More common alternatives are '热水' or '洗脸水'.
Wǒ我
qù去
zào灶
shàng上
gěi给
nǐ你
dǎ打
diǎn点
miàn面
tāng汤
xǐ洗
liǎn脸
。
I'll go to the stove to get you some hot water to wash your face.
Wǎn晚
shàng上
yòng用
miàn面
tāng汤
xǐ洗
bǎ把
liǎn脸
，
shuì睡
dé得
gèng更
shū舒
fu服
。
Washing your face with hot water in the evening makes you sleep more comfortably.
noun
water from boiled noodles; noodle broth
Refers to the starchy water left after cooking noodles. Sometimes drunk or used in cooking. Can be simply called '煮面条的水'.
Zhǔ煮
wán完
miàn面
tiáo条
de的
miàn面
tāng汤
bú不
yào要
dào倒
diào掉
，
kě可
yǐ以
liú留
zhe着
zuò做
tāng汤
dǐ底
。
Don't throw away the noodle water after boiling noodles; you can keep it to use as a soup base.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
shuō说
，
hē喝
diǎn点
rè热
miàn面
tāng汤
néng能
nuǎn暖
wèi胃
。
Grandma says drinking some hot noodle broth can warm your stomach.
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Zhè这
miàn面
tāng汤
yǒu有
diǎn点
chóu稠
，
yīn因
wèi为
miàn面
tiáo条
shàng上
de的
diàn淀
fěn粉
róng溶
jìn进
qù去
le了
。
This noodle water is a bit thick because the starch from the noodles has dissolved into it.