绿豆粥

綠豆粥

lǜdòuzhōu

noun

Measure Word

一碗绿豆粥 wǎn

Meanings

1 mung bean congee
2 mung bean porridge

Characters

congee, porridge

Examples

夏天熬一锅绿豆粥放凉了喝，最解暑。

Xiàtiān áo yī guō lǜdòuzhōu fàng liáng le hē, zuì jiěshǔ.

In summer, simmering a pot of mung bean congee and drinking it cooled is the best way to beat the heat.

妈妈加了点冰糖，绿豆粥甜甜的。

Māma jiā le diǎn bīngtáng, lǜdòuzhōu tiántián de.

Mom added some rock sugar, so the mung bean congee is sweet.

Tips

culture

A quintessential summer 'cooling food' (清热解暑) in Chinese home cooking. The mung beans are believed in TCM to dispel internal heat (去火) — hence the summer association. Variants add rice, lily bulbs (百合), or kelp; northern versions tend sweet, some southern versions are served savory.

Stroke Order

绿 lǜ

豆 dòu

粥 zhōu