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鸡汤

jī tāng

2-character word Traditional 雞湯

What 鸡汤 means

1. chicken stock
2. chicken soup
3. (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)

The characters in 鸡汤

• 鸡jīfowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
• 汤tāngsoup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs

Example sentences

• 我们喝了些鸡汤。
  Wǒmen hē le xiē jītāng.
  We had some chicken soup.

Words containing 鸡汤

• 毒鸡汤dú jī tāng(colloquial) profit-motivated article cynically disguised as feel-good content 鸡汤
• 心灵鸡汤xīn líng jī tāng(often used disparagingly) feel-good motivational story or quote…
• 参鸡汤shēn jī tāngsamgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc