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[edit]| pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (掟煲) | 掟 | 煲 | |
| simp. #(掟煲) | 掟 | 煲 | |
| Literally: “to throw a cooking pot”. | |||
Etymology
[edit]From figurative sense. A cooking pot breaks when it is thrown onto the floor forcefully.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: deng3 bou1
- Yale: deng bōu
- Cantonese Pinyin: deng3 bou1
- Guangdong Romanization: déng3 bou1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɛːŋ³³ pou̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]掟⫽煲 (verb-object)