What does 清汤寡水 mean in Chinese?

清汤寡水 (qīng tāng guǎ shuǐ) means "meager fare; (fig.) insipid; colorless" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 清汤寡水?

清汤寡水 is pronounced "qīng tāng guǎ shuǐ" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

清汤寡水 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

清汤寡水 is made up of the characters 清, 汤, 寡, 水. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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清汤寡水

qīng tāng guǎ shuǐ

meager fare; (fig.) insipid; colorless

Traditional: 清湯寡水

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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