煲 [－]

Jyutping bou1
Pinyin bāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to cook slowly over a low flame
  2. pot
  3. saucepan
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (noun) 1. bowtie (slang) Relationship (of dating couples)
  2. to cook slowly over a low flame/pot/saucepan/to heat/to boil in a saucepan/to stew/to simmer/to smoke cigarettes/to do something for a prolong period of time/to destroy/to crush one's enemy
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    用​文火​慢慢​噉​煮​食物
    to boil; to slowly cook liquid for a long time; a type of Chinese cooking method
    • 煲湯
      煲汤
      bou1 tong1
      to make a soup
    • 煲水要煲幾多分鐘先可以安全飲用？
      煲水要煲几多分钟先可以安全饮用？
      bou1 seoi2 jiu3 bou1 gei2 do1 fan1 zung1 sin1 ho2 ji5 on1 cyun4 jam2 jung6?
      How many minutes does it take to boil water until it's safe to drink?
  2. 動詞
    食煙
    to smoke cigarettes
    • 食完飯煲支煙先！
      食完饭煲支烟先！
      sik6 jyun4 faan6 bou1 zi1 jin1 sin1!
      Let me smoke a cigarette after meal.
  3. 動詞
    長​期​集中​做​一件​事
    to do an action intensively for a long period of time
    • 煲劇
      煲剧
      bou1 kek6
      to binge-watch soap opera
    • 煲電話粥
      煲电话粥
      bou1 din6 waa2 zuk1
      to chat over the telephone for hours
    • 煲機
      煲机
      bou1 gei1
      to burn in a new audio equipment; to have a game marathon
  4. 名詞
    泛指​可以​喺​裏​面​加水​將​啲​食物​加熱​、​煮熟​嘅​器皿​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    cooking pot; kettle; cooker; boiler
    • 電飯煲
      电饭煲
      din6 faan6 bou1
      electric cooker
    • 茶煲
      茶煲
      caa4 bou1
      kettle
    • 水煲
      水煲
      seoi2 bou1
      water boiler; water pot
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Cantonese, Teochew
    to boil; to cook
  2. character, Cantonese
    to do something for a long time
  3. character, Cantonese
    pot; kettle; cauldron (Classifier: 個／个)
  4. character, Cantonese
    to smoke (a cigarette)
  5. character, Cantonese
    food in a pot
    • 枝竹羊腩煲
      枝竹羊腩煲
      zi1 zuk1 joeng4 naam5 bou1
      lamb brisket with bean curd in a pot
    • 魚香茄子煲
      鱼香茄子煲
      jyu4 hoeng1 ke2 zi2 bou1
      fish-fragrant eggplant in a pot
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. to heat
  2. to boil a saucepan
  3. Cangjie Input
    FWB
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 煮
  2. 鍋 – 锅
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #94
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #31
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    阿 Jill 已经同佢啲朋友煲咗两个钟电话粥喇！
    阿 Jill 已經同佢啲朋友煲咗兩個鐘電話粥喇！
    aa3 J i l l ji5 ging1 tung4 keoi5 di1 pang4 jau5 bou1 zo2 loeng5 go3 zung1 din6 waa2 zuk1 laa3 ！
    • Jill has been on the phone with friends for more than two hours!
  2. Cantonese
    煲滚啲水。
    煲滾啲水。
    bou1 gwan2 di1 seoi2 。
    • Bring the water to a boil.
  3. Cantonese
    佢地煲水想冲茶。
    佢地煲水想沖茶。
    keoi5 dei6 bou1 seoi2 soeng2 cung1 caa4 。
    • They boil water for tea.
  4. Cantonese
    我哋要买啲红萝卜同蕃茄嚟煲汤。
    我哋要買啲紅蘿蔔同蕃茄嚟煲湯。
    ngo5 dei2 jiu3 maai5 di1 hung4 lo4 baak6 tung4 faan1 ke2 lai4 bou1 tong1 。
    • We need carrots and tomatoes for the soup.
  5. Cantonese
    电饭煲饭煮好之后就帮我掹制。
    電飯煲飯煮好之後就幫我掹制。
    din6 faan6 bou1 faan6 zyu2 hou3 zi1 hau6 zau6 bong1 ngo5 maang1 zai3 。
    • When the rice cooker is done with the rice, unplug it for me.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    用大锅煲汤。
    用大鍋煲湯。
    yòng dà guō bāo tāng 。
    • I made soup using a large pan.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    煮𩠌用剩个鸡壳，你爱唔爱嚟煲汤？
    煮餸用剩個雞殼，你愛唔愛嚟煲湯？
    zyu2 sung3 jung6 zing6 go3 gai1 hok3, nei5 oi3 m4 oi3 lai4 bou1 tong1?
    • I have a leftover chicken carcass. Would you like to have it to make broth?
  2. Cantonese
    示威群众希望有朝一日能够除低口罩煲底见。
    示威群眾希望有朝一日能夠除低口罩煲底見。
    si6 wai1 kwan4 zung3 hei1 mong6 jau5 ziu1 jat1 jat6 nang4 gau3 ceoi4 dai1 hau2 zaau3 bou1 dai2 gin3.
    • Protesters hope that they can take off their masks and meet one another in the LegCo protest zone one day.
  3. Cantonese
    呢个一人份量嘅煮食煲都只系七兜嘢。
    呢個一人份量嘅煮食煲都只係七兜嘢。
    ni1 go3 jat1 jan4 fan6 loeng6 ge3 zyu2 sik6 bou1 dou1 zi2 hai6 cat1 dau1 je5.
    • This cooking boiler serves one person and costs $70 only.
  4. Cantonese
    啲雪耳要发咗水先煲㗎。
    啲雪耳要發咗水先煲㗎。
    di1 syut3 ji5 jiu3 faat3 zo2 seoi2 sin1 bou1 gaa3.
    • You need to swell up the snow fungus before cooking it.
  5. Cantonese
    秘制鸡煲
    秘製雞煲
    • secret recipe chicken pot
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    阿妈寻日煲咗汤。佢而家去咗超级市场买𩠌。
    阿妈寻日煲咗汤。佢而家去咗超级市场买𩠌。
    aa3 maa1 cam4 jat6 bou1 zo2 tong1. keoi5 ji4 gaa1 heoi3 zo2 ciu1 kap1 si5 coeng4 maai5 sung3.
    • My mum made soup yesterday. Now, she has gone grocery shopping in the supermarket.
  2. Cantonese
    今晚多咗两个人嚟黐餐，睇嚟要煲多一唛米至够。
    今晚多咗两个人嚟黐餐，睇嚟要煲多一唛米至够。
    gam1 maan5 do1 zo2 loeng5 go3 jan4 lai4 ci1 caan1, tai2 lai4 jiu3 bou1 do1 jat1 mak1 mai5 zi3 gau3.
    • Since two more people are coming over for dinner tonight, it seems like we'll need to cook one more can of rice to have enough.
  3. Cantonese
    用嚟垫煲底
    用嚟墊煲底
    jung6 lai4 zin3 bou1 dai2
    • to use as a mat for a pot
  4. Cantonese
    枝竹羊腩煲
    枝竹羊腩煲
    zi1 zuk1 joeng4 naam5 bou1
    • lamb brisket with bean curd in a pot
  5. Cantonese
    鱼香茄子煲
    魚香茄子煲
    jyu4 hoeng1 ke2 zi2 bou1
    • fish-fragrant eggplant in a pot