huò
镬子
cooking pot; wok
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
wok; cooking pot
dialectSpecifically refers to a traditional Chinese wok or large cooking pot, commonly used in Cantonese and other southern Chinese dialects. The term is often associated with the phrase "落镬" (luò huò) meaning 'to put into the wok'.
Guǎng广
dōng东
rén人
chǎo炒
cài菜
yī一
dìng定
yào要
yòng用
huò镬
。
Cantonese people must use a wok to stir-fry vegetables.
Nē呢
zhī只
huò镬
hǎo好
dà大
，
kě可
yǐ以
zhǔ煮
hǎo好
duō多
sòng餸
。
This wok is very big; it can cook a lot of dishes.
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Qú佢
mǎi买
zuǒ咗
gè个
xīn新
huò镬
。
He bought a new pot.
Huò镬
chǎn铲
shì是
yòng用
lái来
zài在
huò镬
lǐ里
fān翻
chǎo炒
de的
。
A wok spatula is used for stir-frying in the wok.
Nē呢
gè个
cài菜
huò镬
qì气
shí十
zú足
。
This dish has a strong 'wok hei' (breath of the wok) flavor.