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糖水
tángshuǐ
Description
糖水是一种甜的汤，用水、糖和别的东西一起煮。
"糖水" is a sweet soup made by boiling water, sugar, and other ingredients together.
在广东，人们很喜欢吃糖水，饭后来一碗又甜又好吃。
In Guangdong, people love eating "糖水", enjoying a bowl of sweet and delicious soup after meals.
Meanings
糖水tángshuǐ
sweet soup or dessert soup, popular in southern China
妈妈煮了一锅红豆糖水。
Mom cooked a pot of red bean sweet soup.
糖水tángshuǐ
sugar water; water with sugar dissolved in it
他喝了一杯糖水。
He drank a glass of sweet water.
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Notes
- Etymology
糖 (sugar) + 水 (water), literally "sugar water."
- Nuance
In Cantonese cuisine it specifically means a sweet dessert soup.
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