old-fashioned stove-side water pot; traditional boiler
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water-heating pot on traditional stoves; stove-side boiler
archaicRefers to the metal vessel attached to or placed on traditional Chinese cooking stoves (灶) used for heating water while cooking. Common in rural households before the普及 of modern water heaters and gas systems. Typically made of iron or copper.
Lǎo老
shì式
zào灶
tái台
shang上
dōu都
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
tāng汤
guàn罐
，
zuò做
fàn饭
de的
shí时
hou候
kě可
yǐ以
shùn顺
biān便
shāo烧
rè热
shuǐ水
。
Old-style stoves all had a side boiler, so you could heat water while cooking.
Nà那
gè个
tiě铁
tāng汤
guàn罐
yǐ已
jīng经
shēng生
xiù锈
le了
，
xū需
yào要
huàn换
yī一
gè个
xīn新
de的
。
That iron water pot has already rusted and needs to be replaced.
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Nǎi奶
nai奶
jiā家
de的
zào灶
shang上
hái还
bǎo保
liú留
zhe着
nà那
gè个
tóng铜
tāng汤
guàn罐
，
yòng用
le了
sì四
shí十
duō多
nián年
le了
。
Grandma's stove still keeps that copper water boiler, which has been used for over forty years.