羹 (gang1) — spoonful (of sugar, etc) in Cantonese
gangˉ¹羹Mandarin Pinyin: geng1
Meaning of 羹
nounspoonful (of sugar, etc)
nounthick soup; liquid food; broth
nounspoon | [國] 匙
nounspoon
Example Sentences with 羹
呢個人罄竹難書，請佢食蓮子羹平宜咗佢
This man was responsible for many countless wrong doings. We let him off easy by putting a bullet in him.
jungˍ₆用siˎ₄匙gungˉ¹羹gaauˊ²攪baanˍ₆拌haaˏ₅吓
Stir it a bit with a spoon.
ngoˏ₅我soengˊ²想jamˊ²飲saamˉ¹三seˎ₄蛇gang1.羹。
I want to drink San Shey Geng.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度diˉ¹啲saamˉ¹三seˎ₄蛇gangˉ¹羹houˊ²好houˊ²好mei6.味。
The San Shey Geng here is delicious.
dungˉ¹冬tinˉ¹天sinˉ¹先jauˏ₅有saamˉ¹三seˎ₄蛇gang1.羹。
San Shey Geng is only available in winter.
Words Containing 羹
粟米羹suk1 mai5 gang1
corn soup
五蛇羹ng5 se4 gang1
five snake soup, a Cantonese soup purported to offer medicinal cures
羹匙gang1 ci4
tablespoon | Cant.: 匙羹 | Syn.: 調羹; 湯匙
匙羹ci4 gang1
spoon. | Note: Often abbreviated to just 羹 (broth, soup), although stricly, it should be 匙 which is "spoon". | Mand.: 匙子; 調羹; 湯匙
三蛇羹saam1 se4 gang1
snakes soup which was cooked with three types of snake meat
分杯羹fan1 bui1 gang1
want a piece of the cake; want one's share of the profit
分我杯羹fan1 ngo5 bui1 gang1
sharing of benefits or profits yield
食蓮子羹sik6 lin4 zi2 gang1
to be shot; to be executed by shooting
閉門羹bai3 mun4 gang1
denial of entrance
調羹tiu4 gang1
to season soup; to add seasoning to soup or broth
蛇羹se4 gang1
snake soup
匙羹白ci4 gang1 baak6
colour like the white spoon
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