"tang", first tone, doesn't just mean soup, it's earliest meaning was hot water but later it also acquired the meaning "hot springs". "tang".

汤，读一声，不光指喝的汤，最基本的含义是热水，后来专指温泉。汤。

youdao

Surely you mean bread for dipping into the soup?

你确定说的是蘸汤吃的面包吗？

youdao

Meema, well, Meema crochets a mean Afghan and uses a secret ingredient in her chicken soup.

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