"gruel" in Chinese (Traditional)
稀粥
Definition
用水或牛奶煮成的稀薄穀物食品，通常為病人或窮人提供的簡單餐點。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於文學和歷史語境，常指簡單或貧窮時的食物。也可引申為缺乏內容的事物。
Examples
The sick child ate gruel for breakfast.
生病的孩子早餐喫了**稀粥**。
Poor families sometimes had only gruel to eat.
貧窮家庭有時只能喫**稀粥**。
He made a pot of hot gruel for dinner.
他煮了一鍋熱**稀粥**當晚餐。
After the surgery, the patient could only eat gruel for a few days.
手術後，病人只能喫幾天**稀粥**。
The soup was so thin, it tasted like gruel.
這個湯太稀了，嚐起來像**稀粥**。
In old stories, orphans are often served only gruel.
在古老的故事裡，孤兒常常只能喫**稀粥**。