zhēn zhū fěi cuì bái yù tāngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
cabbage, rice and tofu soup
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Original source entry:

珍珠翡翠白玉湯 珍珠翡翠白玉汤 [zhen1 zhu1 fei3 cui4 bai2 yu4 tang1] /cabbage, rice and tofu soup/

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Other forms in these source records: 珍珠翡翠白玉湯

  • 珍
    zhēn

    precious thing / treasure / culinary delicacy / rare / valuable / to value highly

  • 珠
    zhū

    bead / pearl / CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē]

  • 翡
    fěi

    used in 翡翠[fěi cuì]

  • 翠
    cuì

    bluish-green / green jade

  • 白
    bái

    white / in vain / free of charge / (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear; evident (e.g. 真相大白[zhēn xiàng dà bái]) / (bound form) plain; without additions (e.g. 白飯|白饭[bái fàn]) / (bound form) to explain; to state (e.g. 辯白|辩白[biàn bái]) / (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼[bái le tā yī yǎn]) / (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bái huà]) / (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白[niàn bái]) / (bound form) reactionary; anti-communist (e.g. 白區|白区[bái qū])

    Bái

    surname Bai / Bai ethnic group

  • 玉
    yù

    jade

  • 汤
    shāng

    rushing current

    tāng

    soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled

    Tāng

    surname Tang

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