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点汤
diǎn​tāng

to order soup

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
点汤 點湯 diǎn//tāng
to order soup
To choose or order a soup from a menu.
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

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Synonym

  • 送客 sòng​kè
  • 逐客 zhú​kè
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