diǎn​tāng

to order soup

Senses

点汤/ 點湯 diǎn​tāng to order soup

To choose or order a soup from a menu.

点汤/ 點湯 diǎn​tāng to signal a guest's departure

(archaic) A custom from the Song and Yuan dynasties where serving soup indicated it was time for a guest to leave; by extension, used to dismiss guests

References

synonym 点汤/點湯 送客/送客
synonym 点汤/點湯 逐客/逐客