鑊氣 [镬气]

Jyutping wok6 hei3
Pinyin huò qì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a term used to describe a dish that is tasty due to the good adjustment of temperature when cooking
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    火候​同大細火
    strength or intensity of heat produced when cooking in a wok, for the purpose of bringing out more flavour from the food
    • 佢煮啲餸真夠鑊氣。
      佢煮啲𩠌真够镬气。
      keoi5 zyu2 di1 sung3 zan1 gau3 wok6 hei3.
      She cooks her dishes, so there's really enough heat in the wok (which means good heat, flavour and smell from the food).
  2. 名詞
    失​敗​嘅​可能性​；​見​大​鑊
    possibility of failure
    • 呢單生意鑊氣好大，你都係唔好掂喇。
      呢单生意镬气好大，你都系唔好掂喇。
      ni1 daan1 saang1 ji3 wok6 hei3 hou2 daai6, nei5 dou1 hai6 m4 hou2 dim3 laa3.
      This transaction is very likely to fail. You'd better stay away from it.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Cantonese
    the flavour imparted by cooking food in a wok; wok hei
    (syn.) 锅气, 鍋氣
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢煮啲𩠌真够镬气。
    佢煮啲餸真夠鑊氣。
    keoi5 zyu2 di1 sung3 zan1 gau3 wok6 hei3.
    • She cooks her dishes, so there's really enough heat in the wok (which means good heat, flavour and smell from the food).
  2. Cantonese
    呢单生意镬气好大，你都系唔好掂喇。
    呢單生意鑊氣好大，你都係唔好掂喇。
    ni1 daan1 saang1 ji3 wok6 hei3 hou2 daai6, nei5 dou1 hai6 m4 hou2 dim3 laa3.
    • This transaction is very likely to fail. You'd better stay away from it.
  3. Cantonese
    通常话大排档炒嘅𩠌特别够镬气，其实好可能系因为坐得近个炉，香味扑鼻。
    通常話大排檔炒嘅餸特別夠鑊氣，其實好可能係因為坐得近個爐，香味撲鼻。
    tung1 soeng4 waa6 daai6 paai4 dong3 caau2 ge3 sung3 dak6 bit6 gau3 wok6 hei3, kei4 sat6 hou2 ho2 nang4 hai6 jan1 wai6 co5 dak1 kan5 go3 lou4, hoeng1 mei6 pok3 bei6.
    • People think dai pai dong dishes are cooked with extra strong flame stove. It is very likely due to strong smell from kitchen filling in the small area of the stall.