spoon; soup spoon
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
spoon; soup spoon; tablespoon
Commonly used in southern Chinese dialects (e.g., Wu, Cantonese) and Taiwan Mandarin; refers to a small spoon for eating soup, porridge, or rice. In northern China, '勺子' or '汤匙' is more common.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
nà那
zhī只
yín银
tiáo调
gēng羹
dì递
gěi给
wǒ我
。
Please pass me that silver spoon.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
xué学
chī吃
fàn饭
shí时
cháng常
huì会
bǎ把
tiáo调
gēng羹
diào掉
zài在
dì地
shang上
。
Young children learning to eat often drop their spoons on the floor.
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Zhè这
wǎn碗
tāng汤
tài太
tàng烫
le了
，
wǒ我
yòng用
tiáo调
gēng羹
màn慢
man慢
hē喝
。
This bowl of soup is too hot, so I'm drinking it slowly with a spoon.