original broth; cooking liquid; stock
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
original broth or stock from cooking food; the liquid remaining after boiling noodles, dumplings, etc.
Often consumed together with the solid food, as in the tradition '原汤化原食' (using the original broth to help digest the original food).
Chī吃
wán完
jiǎo饺
zi子
zuì最
hǎo好
hē喝
diǎn点
yuán原
tāng汤
。
It's best to drink some of the original broth after eating dumplings.
Zhè这
wǎn碗
miàn面
tiáo条
de的
yuán原
tāng汤
shì是
yòng用
gǔ骨
tou头
áo熬
zhì制
de的
，
fēi非
cháng常
xiān鲜
měi美
。
The original broth for this bowl of noodles was boiled from bones; it's very delicious.
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Yuán原
tāng汤
huà化
yuán原
shí食
，
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
xiāo消
huà化
。
Using the original broth to digest the original food helps with digestion.