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炷
香
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Jyutping
zyu3 hoeng1
Pinyin
zhù xiāng
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, literary
to burn incense
(syn.) 燒香, 點香, 焚香, 点香, 烧香, 燃香
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
等我上炷香先。
等我上炷香先。
dang2 ngo5 soeng5 zyu3 hoeng1 sin1.
Let me burn and offer a joss stick first.
Cantonese
一炷香
一炷香
jat1 zyu3 hoeng1
a burning joss stick
Cantonese
一炷香嘅时间
一炷香嘅時間
jat1 zyu3 hoeng1 ge3 si4 gaan3
the time needed to burn a joss stick
Cantonese
一炷香嘅功夫
一炷香嘅功夫
jat1 zyu3 hoeng1 ge3 gung1 fu1
the time to burn an incense (around 30 minutes)