煲水 [－－]

Jyutping bou1 seoi2
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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to boil water; fabricated (false)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    將​啲​水加​熱令​到​佢​水​滾
    to boil water
  2. 動詞
    指一​啲​報導​或者​故事​太誇張​失實​；​見煲​水新聞
    (of news) to be untrue or to exaggerate in order to attract attention
    • 呢啲新聞全部都係煲水㗎咋，唔使太介意喇。
      呢啲新闻全部都系煲水㗎咋，唔使太介意喇。
      The news is completely exaggerated and therefore is nonsense, you don't need to care too much.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, Cantonese, Hainanese, verb-object
    to boil water
    (syn.) 开水, 炰水, 開水
  2. adj, Cantonese
    fabricated; false
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 燒水 – 烧水
  2. 瞎編 – 瞎编
  3. 無中生有 – 无中生有
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. 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.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    煲水
    煲水
    bou1 seoi2
    • to boil water
  2. Cantonese
    同我坐热煲水冲茶。
    同我坐熱煲水沖茶。
    tung4 ngo5 zo6 jit6 bou1 seoi2 cung1 caa4.
    • Help me heat the water for brewing tea.
  3. Cantonese
    煲水要煲几多分钟先可以安全饮用？
    煲水要煲幾多分鐘先可以安全飲用？
    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?
  4. Cantonese
    呢啲新闻全部都系煲水㗎咋，唔使太介意喇。
    呢啲新聞全部都係煲水㗎咋，唔使太介意喇。
    • The news is completely exaggerated and therefore is nonsense, you don't need to care too much.
    • !!!informal
  5. Cantonese
    煲水澰咗咯。
    煲水澰咗咯。
    • The pot of water dried up.