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Jyutping maai4 hin3
Pinyin mái qiàn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    煮​到​最後尾​,​落​生粉​、​粟粉​、​麪​粉​之​類​整成​嘅​芡​汁​埋​尾
    to finish cooking a dish by adding sauce to it
  2. 動詞
    煮​餸​嘅​時​候​,​落​生粉​、​粟粉​或者​麪​粉​令​醬​汁​變​杰
    to thicken a sauce with flour or corn flour
    • 雞蛋放六隻,糖呢兩茶匙,仲有啲橙皮添,之後就可以落生粉水埋芡喇。
      鸡蛋放六只,糖呢两茶匙,仲有啲橙皮添,之后就可以落生粉水埋芡喇。
      gai1 daan2 fong3 luk6 zek3, tong4 ne1 loeng5 caa4 ci4, zung6 jau5 di1 caang2 pei4 tim1, zi1 hau6 zau6 ho2 ji5 lok6 saang1 fan2 seoi2 maai4 hin3 laa3.
      6 eggs, 2 teaspoons of sugar, and some orange peel, then you finish off by thickening the sauce with corn flour.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    鸡蛋放六只,糖呢两茶匙,仲有啲橙皮添,之后就可以落生粉水埋芡喇。
    雞蛋放六隻,糖呢兩茶匙,仲有啲橙皮添,之後就可以落生粉水埋芡喇。
    gai1 daan2 fong3 luk6 zek3, tong4 ne1 loeng5 caa4 ci4, zung6 jau5 di1 caang2 pei4 tim1, zi1 hau6 zau6 ho2 ji5 lok6 saang1 fan2 seoi2 maai4 hin3 laa3.
    • 6 eggs, 2 teaspoons of sugar, and some orange peel, then you finish off by thickening the sauce with corn flour.