香爐 [－炉]

Jyutping hoeng1 lou4
Pinyin xiāng lú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. a censer (for burning incense)
  2. incense burner
  3. thurible
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    用​嚟​裝灰​，​畀​人​上​香​嗰​陣​喺​上面​插​香​嘅​祭祀​器具​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    incense burner
    • 香爐灰
      香炉灰
      hoeng1 lou4 fui1
      ash in an incense burner
    • 香爐墩
      香炉墩
      hoeng1 lou4 dan2
      figuratively, the only son in a family
    • 多隻香爐多隻鬼
      多只香炉多只鬼
      do1 zek3 hoeng1 lou4 do1 zek3 gwai2
      an extra portion of benefit/affair, will attract an extra gang to compete for it
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    incense burner; censer (a container for burning incense)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    香炉
    香爐
    hoeng1 lou4
    • incense burner
  2. Cantonese
    啲老人家觉得你系香炉墩，会叫你娶老婆生仔。
    啲老人家覺得你係香爐墩，會叫你娶老婆生仔。
    di1 lou5 jan4 gaa1 gok3 dak1 nei5 hai6 hoeng1 lou4 dan2, wui5 giu3 nei5 ceoi2 lou5 po4 saang1 zai2.
    • The elderly think that you are the only son in the family. They would ask you to marry someone and give birth to a baby.
  3. Cantonese
    一直增加社会福利解决唔到问题，根本只会多只香炉多只鬼，不如谂下助人自助仲好。
    一直增加社會福利解決唔到問題，根本只會多隻香爐多隻鬼，不如諗下助人自助仲好。
    jat1 zik6 zang1 gaa1 se5 wui2 fuk1 lei6 gaai2 kyut3 m4 dou2 man6 tai4, gan1 bun2 zi2 wui5 do1 zek3 hoeng1 lou4 do1 zek3 gwai2, bat1 jyu4 nam2 haa5 zo6 jan4 zi6 zo6 zung6 hou2.
    • To keep increasing the social benefit will not solve the problem, an extra portion of benefit, will only attract another group of people to compete for it, instead we should think of helping the people to get a job and get out of the situation.
  4. Cantonese
    香炉灰
    香爐灰
    hoeng1 lou4 fui1
    • ash in an incense burner
  5. Cantonese
    香炉墩
    香爐墩
    hoeng1 lou4 dan2
    • figuratively, the only son in a family