WordTaiwan frequency #8,095
泡湯
ㄆㄠˋ ㄊㄤ
“to fizzle out; to come to nothing; to stall; to dawdle; (Tw) to soak in a hot spring bath”
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泡
ㄆㄠˋ
bubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse; swollen; puffed; spongy; classifier for urine or feces; classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions
湯
ㄊㄤ
Soup; hot or boiling water; medicinal decoction; broth; hot spring; surname Tang; archaic punishment of boiling people alive.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 湯姆ㄊㄤ ㄇㄨˇTom (male given name); common transliteration of the English name Tom in Chinese.
- 泡沫ㄆㄠˋ ㄇㄛˋfoam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble
- 湯匙ㄊㄤ ㄔˊspoon for eating soup; tablespoon; utensil for scooping or stirring liquids
- 燈泡ㄉㄥ ㄆㄠˋlight bulb; (slang) third wheel, unwanted companion on a couple's date.
- 湯圓ㄊㄤ ㄩㄢˊglutinous rice flour balls, boiled or deep-fried; usually filled or unfilled; traditionally eaten during the Lantern Festival.
- 泡麵ㄆㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋinstant noodles; (Tw) pirated software
- 浸泡ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄆㄠˋto soak; to immerse in liquid; to submerge in liquid
- 泡茶ㄆㄠˋ ㄔㄚˊto brew tea; to make tea by steeping tea leaves in hot water; a tea brewed with dried fruits or preserves
- 泡泡ㄆㄠ ㄆㄠbubbles; a bubbling sound; something puffy or fluffy; a bubble-like object
- 水泡ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄠˋa small bubble formed in water; a blister on the skin from friction or burns
- 高湯ㄍㄠ ㄊㄤstock; broth made by simmering chicken or pork bones for a long time
- 湯瑪斯ㄊㄤ ㄇㄚˇ ㄙThomas; a male given name; also used as a surname