(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")
trad. 心靈雞湯
Also written 心靈雞湯【xīn líng jī tāng】
Characters in this word
4心
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heart, mind, intention, center, core, CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- Pinyin
- xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 837 of 2500
灵
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quick, alert, efficacious, effective, to come true, spirit, departed soul, coffin
- Pinyin
- líng
- Traditional
- 靈
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 11248 of 2500
鸡
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fowl, chicken, CL:隻|只[zhi1], (slang) prostitute
- Pinyin
- jī
- Traditional
- 雞
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 2753 of 2500
汤
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surname Tang
- Pinyin
- Tāng
- Traditional
- 湯
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 3808 of 2500