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清湯寡水 (cing1 tong1 gwaa2 seoi2) — tasteless clear soup; having no oil or ingredients in Cantonese

cingˉ¹清tongˉ¹湯gwaaˊ²寡seoiˊ²水
简 清汤寡水
Mandarin Pinyin: qing1 tang1 gua3 shui3

Meaning of 清湯寡水

nountasteless clear soup; having no oil or ingredients

Characters in 清湯寡水

清cing1
clean/clear up; purify; settle
湯tong1
hot/boiling water
寡gwaa2
few; scant; little; seldom
水seoi2
extra charge/income

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