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稀饭
xīfàn
Description
稀饭是一种用米和很多水煮成的食物，很软很稀。
"稀饭" is a food made by cooking rice with a lot of water, very soft and watery.
很多人早上喜欢喝一碗稀饭。
Many people like to have a bowl of "稀饭" in the morning.
Meanings
稀饭xīfàn
rice porridge; congee
我早上喝了一碗稀饭。
I had a bowl of porridge this morning.
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Notes
- Etymology
稀 (thin, watery) + 饭 (cooked rice), literally "watery rice".
- Nuance
稀饭 and 粥 both mean porridge; 稀饭 is more colloquial and common in spoken Mandarin.
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