捍鼎灶

Chinese

		ward off (a blow)	ancient bronze cauldron; throne; (Min) wok	kitchen stove
trad. (捍鼎灶)		捍	鼎	灶
simp. #(捍鼎灶)		捍	鼎	灶
alternative forms		扞鼎灶

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hōaⁿ-tiáⁿ-chàu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hōaⁿ-tiáⁿ-chàu
    • Tâi-lô: huānn-tiánn-tsàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hvoaxdviafzaux
    • IPA (Taipei): /huã³³⁻¹¹ tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sau¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /huã³³⁻²¹ tiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sau²¹/

Verb

捍鼎灶

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to be in charge of the cooking; to be the chef

Synonyms

• 掌勺 (zhǎngsháo)
• 掌廚／掌厨 (zhǎngchú)
• 掌灶 (zhǎngzào)
• (Hokkien) 徛鼎, 捍鼎