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奶汤
nǎitāng
Main
English Definitionwhite broth, or milky broth: an unctuous, milky white pork broth of Chinese cuisine
Simplified Script奶汤
Traditional Script奶湯
Pinyinnǎitāng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄋㄞˇ ㄊㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping)naai5tong1
Word Decomposition
奶nǎibreast; milk; to breastfeed
汤tāngsoup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which something has been boiled; (Chinese surname)

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Words With Same Head Word    
奶奶nǎinai(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts
奶茶nǎichámilk tea
奶粉nǎifěnpowdered milk
奶牛nǎiniúmilk cow; dairy cow
奶油nǎiyóucream; butter
Words With Same Tail Word    
鸡汤jītāngchicken stock; chicken soup; (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)
泡汤pàotāngto dawdle; to go slow deliberately; to fizzle out; to have all one's hopes dashed; (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring
肉汤ròutāngmeat soup; broth
清汤qīngtāngbroth; clear soup; consommé
高汤gāotāngclear soup; soup stock
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