汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 清汤寡水
清汤寡水 (清湯寡水)
meager fare / (fig.) insipid / colorless
Describes that the dishes have too much water, few seasonings and no taste
方言。谓菜肴清淡简单,没有油水。
qīng () tāng guǎ shuǐ
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

她在书中写道,鱼翅好比“食之无味、清汤寡水的粉条”,而鱼翅羹根本就是“史上最大的骗局之一”。

A frond of fin, she says, is "a translucent, tasteless bit of noodle" and shark's fin soup "one of the greatest scams of all time".