chicken soup

countable uncountable figuratively historical slang

Japanese Meaning

鶏肉または鶏出汁を主要な材料として作られるスープ。一般的に風邪などの体調不良の緩和に効果があると信じられている。

My grandmother always makes chicken soup when anyone in the family catches a cold.

家族の誰かが風邪をひくと、祖母はいつも鶏肉のスープを作ってくれます。

Sense（1）

He should have guessed that her great-great-grandmother's secret chicken soup recipe was a can from the store.

Sense（2）

(figuratively) A cure for a wide variety of illnesses or other problems.

Duct tape is the chicken soup of plumbing.

Sense（3）

(figuratively) A mixed-up mush.

His hand got caught in a meat grinder and turned into chicken soup.

Sense（4）

chicken soups

（ plural ）