swill; hogwash; kitchen waste
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swill; hogwash; kitchen wastewater and leftovers (traditionally used as pig feed)
dialectCommonly used in southern Chinese dialects (e.g., Cantonese, Sichuanese). The term can be used derogatorily to describe unappetizing food.
Nóng农
mín民
jīng经
cháng常
yòng用
shào潲
shuǐ水
wèi喂
zhū猪
。
Farmers often use swill to feed pigs.
Zhè这
tǒng桶
shào潲
shuǐ水
yào要
gǎn赶
kuài快
dào倒
diào掉
，
wèi味
dào道
tài太
nán难
wén闻
le了
。
This bucket of hogwash needs to be poured out quickly; the smell is terrible.
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Bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
shèng剩
fàn饭
dào倒
diào掉
guài怪
kě可
xī惜
de的
，
bù不
rú如
liú留
gěi给
lín邻
jū居
wèi喂
jī鸡
dāng当
shào潲
shuǐ水
。
It's a pity to throw away these leftovers; we might as well leave them for the neighbor to feed the chickens as swill.
Nǐ你
zuò做
de的
cài菜
zěn怎
me么
gēn跟
shào潲
shuǐ水
yī一
yàng样
nán难
chī吃
？
Why does the food you cooked taste as bad as hogwash?