老火靓汤

老火靚湯
lǎohuǒ liàngtāng
noun

Measure Word

一锅老火靓汤 guō

Meanings

  1. 1 Cantonese slow-simmered soup
老火汤 lǎohuǒtāng Cantonese · Not spicy

Examples

HSK 5
Guǎngdōng rén jīhū měitiān dōu hē lǎohuǒ liàngtāng.
Cantonese people drink slow-simmered soup almost every day.
HSK 7-9
Zhè guō lǎohuǒ liàngtāng dùn le sì ge xiǎoshí.
This pot of lao huo liang tang has been simmering for four hours.

Tips

culture
Cantonese home-cooking tradition: meat and Chinese herbs simmered for hours until the flavor concentrates. 靓 (Cantonese leng) here means 'fine, beautiful' rather than the literal 'pretty'.

Stroke Order

老 lǎo
火 huǒ
靓 liàng
汤 tāng