Pinyin: 調羹 [tiáo gēng].

Tiáo gēng (调羹) is a metaphor for governing a country's political affairs. It refers to the prime minister. To harmonize the soup. A general term for cooking.

Citation: Song Cai Tie 《铁围山丛谈》卷一："Once the order of the royal family's peers to eat, the royal hand personally will be adjusting the spoon, call around to send out of the city fennel."

Examples of usage:

(1) Use a spoon to put the filling into the hole and seal it. Roll the ball and stick it with white sesame seeds.

(2) He loves music and will use a spoon or fork to bang on anything that slightly resembles a drum.

Near synonyms:

I. Spoon [sháo zi]

Interpretation: a utensil with a handle that can scoop things up, often referred to as being used for soup and rice,.

Citation: Yang Shuo 《征尘》："Iron spoons knocking on the edge of the pot rattled."

Two, spoon [chí zi]

Index: a small spoon for scooping up liquid or powdered objects.

Citation: 老舍 《二马》第三段三：" Ma Wei scooped up a spoonful of sweet rice pudding, put it on his lips, and didn't dare to send it to his mouth for half a day."