白粥

báizhōu

noun

Measure Word

一碗白粥 wǎn

Meanings

1 plain rice congee
2 white porridge

Characters

congee, porridge

Examples

肠胃不好就喝点白粥吧。

Chángwèi bù hǎo jiù hē diǎn báizhōu ba.

If your stomach is upset, just have some plain congee.

白粥配咸菜是最简单的早餐。

Báizhōu pèi xiáncài shì zuì jiǎndān de zǎocān.

Plain congee with pickles is the simplest breakfast.

Tips

culture

Just rice and water — the default 'sick food' across Chinese culture, the way chicken soup functions in the West. The bland, easy-to-digest baseline that everything else (咸菜, 皮蛋, 肉松) gets paired with.

Stroke Order

白 bái

粥 zhōu