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一锅粥

yī guō zhōudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(lit.) a pot of porridge / (fig.) a complete mess
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-02c500503b1a4663. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

一鍋粥 一锅粥 [yi1 guo1 zhou1] /(lit.) a pot of porridge/(fig.) a complete mess/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 一鍋粥

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 锅
    guō

    pot / pan / wok / cauldron / pot-shaped thing / CL:口[kǒu],隻|只[zhī]

  • 粥
    yù

    used in 葷粥|荤粥[Xūn yù]

    zhōu

    congee / gruel / porridge / CL:碗[wǎn]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.