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Chinese
Etymology
This compares the length of the telephone call to the time needed to cook a pot of congee.
Pronunciation
Verb
煲⫽電話粥 (verb-object)
- (idiomatic) to talk for hours on the telephone
她媽媽總是跟她煲電話粥。 [MSC, trad.]
她妈妈总是跟她煲电话粥。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā māmā zǒngshì gēn tā bāo diànhuàzhōu.
- Her mom always keeps her talking on the phone for hours.
兒女們回家，匆匆吃了飯，不是躲在房裡煲電話粥就是聽歌看電視上網，再不就是往外跑。 [MSC, trad.]
儿女们回家，匆匆吃了饭，不是躲在房里煲电话粥就是听歌看电视上网，再不就是往外跑。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 2004, 君盈绿, 老妈要出去做工, in 《君盈绿微型小说》, page 55
- Érnǚmen huíjiā, cōngcōng chī le fàn, bùshì duǒ zài fáng lǐ bāo diànhuàzhōu jiùshì tīng gē kàn diànshì shàngwǎng, zàibù jiùshì wǎng wài pǎo.
- After the children come home and eat hastily, if they are not hiding in their rooms talking on the phone for hours, they will be listening to music, watching TV and going online; if not, they will be going out to jog.
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