芡 [－]

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Pinyin qiàn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    主要​指​用​生粉​加水​調​成​嘅​汁​，​亦​指​所有​於​烹調​過程​中用​嚟​令醬​汁​或​湯變​濃變​黏​既​汁液
    a mixture of starch and water, XX
    • 打芡
      打芡
      thickening of stock
    • 芡粉
      芡粉
      starch powder
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, Min-Dong
    to thicken a soup by means of starch
  2. character
    Euryale ferox, a plant allied to the water lily
  3. character, Min-Nan
    tempering (spices)
  4. character
    cornstarch (with water)

芡 [－]

Jyutping him3
Pinyin qiàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Gorgon plant
  2. fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox)
  3. makhana (Hindi)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. Gorgon plant/fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox)/makhana (Hindi)/plant allied to the water – lily
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. plant allied to the waterlily
  2. Cangjie Input
    TNO
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    开芡
    開芡
    hoi1 hin3
    • to make starch slurry
  2. 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.
  3. Cantonese
    落返啲生粉同水调返好个芡汁备用。
    落返啲生粉同水調返好個芡汁備用。
    lok6 faan1 di1 saang1 fan2 tung4 seoi2 tiu4 faan1 hou2 go3 hin3 zap1 bei6 jung6.
    • Mix starch with water on the side for later use.
  4. Cantonese
    好啦，碟咕噜肉都炒到咁上下喇，系时候打返个芡，收返杰个汁喇。
    好啦，碟咕嚕肉都炒到咁上下喇，係時候打返個芡，收返杰個汁喇。
    hou2 laa1, dip6 gu1 lou1 juk6 dou1 caau2 dou3 gam3 soeng6 haa2 laa3, hai6 si4 hau6 daa2 faan1 go3 hin3, sau1 faan1 git6 go3 zap1 laa3.
    • Alright, so after stir-frying the sweet-sour pork, it's almost time to add some corn-starch mixture to thicken the sauce.
  5. Cantonese
    我觉得食雪糕同打个靓芡都系上佳嘅舒压方法。
    我覺得食雪糕同打個靚芡都係上佳嘅舒壓方法。
    ngo5 gok3 dak1 sik6 syut3 gou1 tung4 daa2 go3 leng3 hin3 dou1 hai6 soeng6 gaai1 ge3 syu1 aat3 fong1 faat3.
    • I think eating ice-cream and having a nice masturbation are great ways to relieve stress.