Chinese

Noun

白湯

1. clear soup; unflavoured soup; soup made without soy sauce; unseasoned meat soup
2. (obsolete) Alternative term for 白開水／白开水 (báikāishuǐ, “plain boiled water”).

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa̠jɯᵝ]

Noun

白湯 ‎(hiragana さゆ, romaji sayu)

1. plain hot, boiled water for drinking

   白湯 (さゆ)を飲 (の)むだけで痩 (や)せる。

   Sayu o nomu dake de yaseru.

   You lose weight simply by drinking hot water.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾ̠a̠jɯᵝ]

Noun

白湯 ‎(hiragana しらゆ, romaji shirayu)

1. plain hot water

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯᵝto̞ː]

Noun

白湯 ‎(hiragana はくとう, romaji hakutō)

1. plain hot water
2. a routine, regular hot bath (as opposed to a medicated bath)