忌廉汤

忌廉湯

jìliántāng

noun

Measure Word

一碗忌廉汤 wǎn

Meanings

1 cream soup

Characters

phonetic (cream)

phonetic (cream)

Examples

我点了一份蘑菇忌廉汤配餐包。

Wǒ diǎn le yí fèn mógu jìliántāng pèi cānbāo.

I ordered a cream of mushroom soup with a bread roll.

茶餐厅的忌廉汤比较浓稠。

Chácāntīng de jìliántāng bǐjiào nóngchóu.

The cream soup at cha chaan tengs is pretty thick.

Tips

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Cantonese loanword: 忌廉 is the Hong Kong transliteration of English 'cream.' Mainland menus usually write 奶油汤 instead. Common on cha chaan teng (茶餐厅) menus.

Stroke Order

忌 jì

廉 lián

汤 tāng