Stop feeding me chicken soup — say something practical.
Tips
culture
Derived from the American 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' book series (心灵鸡汤). In Chinese internet culture, 鸡汤 refers to feel-good motivational content that sounds nice but is impractical. Often used dismissively.
usage
灌鸡汤 = to force-feed chicken soup = to bombard someone with empty motivational talk. 鸡汤文 = chicken soup article = motivational blog post.
