Usage of the character 羹

soup

yánggēng

羊羹

[羊羹]

yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form

gēngtāng

羹汤

[羹湯]

soup

ròugēng

肉羹

[肉羹]

stew
bouillon

tiáogēng

调羹

[調羹]

spoon

cángēng

残羹

[殘羹]

leftovers from a meal

piáogēng

瓢羹

[瓢羹]

(dialect) spoon

chāiyúgēng

拆鱼羹

[拆魚羹]

hand-shredded fish soup, a speciality of Shunde 順德／顺德 ( Shundè)

hǎihuánggēng

海皇羹

[海皇羹]

Cantonese seafood soup

yībēigēng

一杯羹

[一杯羹]

lit. a cup of soup
fig. to get part of the profits
one's share of the action

bìméngēng

闭门羹

[閉門羹]

see 吃閉門羹／吃闭门羹 (chībìméngēng)

fēnyībēigēng

分一杯羹

[分一杯羹]

(fig.) to have a slice of the pie
to get a piece of the action

gēnglíhānqiǔ

羹藜唅糗

[羹藜唅糗]

nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet
à la guerre comme à la guerre

cángēngshèngfàn

残羹剩饭

[殘羹剩飯]

leftovers from a meal
fig. remnants handed down from others

gēnglíhánqiǔ

羹藜含糗

[羹藜含糗]

nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet
à la guerre comme à la guerre

chībìméngēng

吃闭门羹

[吃閉門羹]

to be refused entrance (idiom)
to find the door closed

xiǎngyǐbìméngēng

飨以闭门羹

[饗以閉門羹]

to close the door in one's face (idiom)