(lit.) a pot of porridge in Chinese: 一锅粥 (yī guō zhōu)

yī guō zhōu

(lit.) a pot of porridge

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 一鍋粥1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(lit.) a pot of porridge
  2. 2(fig.) a complete mess

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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/ i/ first tone

ㄍㄨㄛ

guō

/ g/ u/ o/ first tone

ㄓㄡ

zhōu

/ zh/ ou/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

一锅粥

Simplified

一鍋粥

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他一走,家里就乱成了一锅粥。

    tā yì zǒu, jiā lǐ jiù luàn chéng le yì guō zhōu。

    As soon as he left, the house turned into a complete mess.

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