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In some senses, congee is marked as obsolete, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
congee
/ˈkɑnd͡ʒi/
noun 6verb 4
Collocations
3ADJ.
black, daily
CONGEE + NOUN
morning, thrice, turnips
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
Leave, formal permission for some action, (originally and particularly)
2
Leave, formal permission for some action, (originally and particularly):
3
Formal dismissal; (figurative) any dismissal; (originally & particularly humorously ironic) abrupt dismissal without ceremony.
So courteous conge both did giue and take, With right hands plighted, pledges of good will.
4
Formal leavetaking; (figurative) any farewell.
5
A fee paid to make another go away, (particularly) alms to a persistent beggar.
verb
1
To give congee, (particularly)
2
To give congee, (particularly)
3
To take congee: to leave ceremoniously.
4
To make a congee: to bow, curtsey, etc., (particularly dialectal) while leaving; (figuratively) to make obeissance, show respect, or defer to someone or something.
noun
1
A type of thick rice porridge or soup, sometimes prepared with vegetables and/or meat.
In a past life in Fuzhou, it represented some reality other than the one of daily congee and pickled turnips, cabbage and boiled rip soup.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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So courteous conge both did giue and take, With right hands plighted, pledges of good will.
Wiktionary02
As salutations, reverences, or conges, by which some doe often purchase the honour, (but wrongfully) to be humble, lowly, and courteous[…].
Wiktionary03
So saying, he bowed with a thousand apish congês, and presented his paper to Peregrine […].
Wiktionary04
In a past life in Fuzhou, it represented some reality other than the one of daily congee and pickled turnips, cabbage and boiled rip soup.
Wiktionary05
I have congee every morning.
Tatoeba · #107189206
I've had black rice congee thrice in one day!
Tatoeba · #2228163Usage Notes
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