congee
/ˈkɒn.dʒi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːn.dʒi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkän-jē/ (ame, mw)
congee — 名詞
1. a thick, savoury rice porridge that is common across many parts of East and Sout
粥；稀飯
用米熬煮成的濃稠亞洲粥品
a thick, savoury rice porridge that is common across many parts of East and Southeast Asia, usually eaten warm for breakfast or when someone is unwell.
Dewi cooked a big pot of congee for her grandmother when the old woman caught a cold.
Dewi 在奶奶感冒時，特地煮了一大鍋粥給她喝。
collocation: cook / make a pot of congee
On cold winter mornings, Ryo likes a hot bowl of congee with pickled vegetables and a soft egg.
冬天的早晨，Ryo 喜歡喝一碗熱粥，配上醬菜跟半熟蛋。
collocation: a bowl of congee with [toppings]
The small street stall near Hugo's hotel served plain congee from five o'clock in the morning.
Hugo 飯店附近那家小路邊攤，從清晨五點就開始賣白粥。
Meera ordered chicken congee at the Hong Kong restaurant and added ginger and spring onion on top.
Meera 在那家香港餐廳點了雞肉粥，還加了薑絲跟蔥花。
After the surgery, the nurse told Paloma she should eat soft food like congee for a few days.
手術之後，護理師叮嚀 Paloma 這幾天要吃像粥這類的軟食。
- rice porridge
more transparent everyday term; common in English food writing about Asian cuisine.
- jook
Cantonese-origin name; often seen on Hong Kong restaurant menus.
- rice gruel
older, slightly bookish English term; less common in modern menus.
文法句型
a bowl of congee
eat / have congee
用法筆記
Uncountable — speak of 'some congee' or 'a bowl of congee', not 'a congee' or 'congees'. The topping or main ingredient is usually placed before the word as a modifier (chicken congee, fish congee, plain congee).