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› 煲
煲
bou1
Mandarin: bao1
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1
to cook slowly over a low flame
2
pot
3
saucepan
4
to heat
5
to boil in a saucepan
6
to stew
7
to simmer
8
to smoke cigarettes
9
to do something for a prolong period of time
10
to destroy
11
to crush one's enemy
12
# adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
煲
bou1
[[to boil]] | bōu bóu 煲煲 — to smoke, to smoke cigarettes (gwdl 38, 34);
Words containing 煲
煲劇
bou1
kek6
煲電話粥
bou1
din6
waa2
zuk1
煲仔飯
bou1
zai2
faan6
啫啫雞煲
zoe3
zoe3
gai1
bou1
sizzling chicken hot pot
沙煲罌撐
saa1
bou1
aang1
caang1
pots and pans; cooking utensils; household items [colloquial]
揸水煲
zaa1
seoi2
bou1
server | waitress | to hold water kettle, to work as waiter
水煲
seoi2
bou1
water kettle
瘦骨如柴煲碌竹
sau3
gwat1
jyu4
caai4
bou1
luk1
zuk1
Extremely thin; as thin as a stick
煲無米粥
bou1
mou4
mai5
zuk1
plans never realised or confirmed (slang)
煲湯
bou1
tong1
(Verb) cook soup
整煲傑嘢人嘆
zing2
bou1
git6
je5
jan4
taan3
to make someone really suffer; to give someone a lot of grief [colloquial]
吊砂煲
diu3
saa1
bou1
meaning one is unemployed and has no income, no money, no food
掟煲費
deng3
bou1
fai3
break-up fee, divorce fee
單料銅煲
daan1
liu2
tung4
bou1
very very thin copper pot
大煲
daai6
bou3
[[big pot]] a big problem (chyh 51, 6).
鹹蝦餐/煲
haam4
haa1
caan1
[[salt prawn meal]] a mixed-race person (especially used in Macau) (derogatory)
煲水新聞
bou1
seoi2
san1
man4
fabricated news or news without substantial facts
企身煲
kei5
san1
bou1
a soup or congee cooking pot
沙煲兄弟
saa1
bou1
hing1
dai6
(slang) saying two people's friendship as good as brothers
吊煲
diu3
bou1
cannot fend for oneself
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