泡汤 Traditional form: 泡湯 Pinyin (reading): pàotāng Definitions: (coll.) to fizzle out; to come to nothing to dawdle; to stall (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath Characters: 泡 - bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up 汤 - soup, gravy, broth; hot water Traditional characters: 泡 - bubble, blister; swollen, puffed up 湯 - soup, gravy, broth; hot water