湯たん

noun, noun, used as a suffix

soup; broth

Used mainly as a suffix in Chinese-style soup names, e.g., 卵湯 (egg drop soup), 酸辣湯 (hot and sour soup). As a standalone noun, it refers to Chinese-style soup.

from Chinese tāng · from Korean tang

• 今日きょうのランチは酸辣湯さんらーたんにしよう。

  I'll have hot and sour soup for lunch today.

• 中ちゅう華か料りょう理り店てんで卵たん湯たんを注ちゅう文もんした。

  I ordered egg drop soup at the Chinese restaurant.