鸡汤

jī tāng

Uncommon

Definitions

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)

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Words Containing 鸡汤

参鸡汤

shēn jī tāng

samgyetang, popular Korean chicken soup with ginseng, spices etc

心灵鸡汤

xīn líng jī tāng

(often used disparagingly) feel-good motivational story or quote (from the Chinese translation of the title of the 1993 self-help bestseller \Chicken Soup for the Soul\)

毒鸡汤

dú jī tāng

(coll.) profit-motivated article cynically disguised as feel-good content 雞湯|鸡汤[jī tāng] and designed to go viral