1. as the proverb says
2. as they say...

classifiers: 顆, 個

1. soup
2. hot or boiling water
3. decoction of medicinal herbs
4. water in which sth has been boiled

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 燙／烫 (tàng, “to warm; to bathe or rinse in hot water”).
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 蕩 /荡 (dàng, “to wander; unconstrained”)
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to meet with
4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to touch; to come in contact with
5. Original form of 燙／烫 (tàng, “to warm; to bathe or rinse in hot water”).
6. alternative form of 蕩 /荡 (dàng, “to wander; unconstrained”)
7. to meet with
8. to touch; to come in contact with
9. used in 湯湯／汤汤 (tàngtàng, “turbulent”)

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 湯谷／汤谷, alternative form of 暘谷 /旸谷
2. only used in 湯谷／汤谷, alternative form of 暘谷 /旸谷

1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
2. (math.) sum
3. to make peace
4. (sports) to draw; to tie
5. (bound form) harmonious
6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese

1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
2. to join in the singing
3. to chime in with others

1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
2. Taiwan pr. huò

1. to mix (ingredients) together
2. to blend
3. classifier for rinses of clothes
4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
2. warm

1. congee
2. gruel
3. porridge

classifier: 碗

1. to be (followed by substantives only)
2. correct; right; true
3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)

1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs