掟煲

Chinese

			pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat
trad. (掟煲)		掟	煲
simp. #(掟煲)		掟	煲
alternative forms		矴煲
Literally: “to throw a cooking pot”.

Etymology

From figurative sense. A cooking pot breaks when it is thrown onto the floor forcefully.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): deng³ bou¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: deng³ bou¹
    • Yale: deng bōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: deng³ bou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: déng³ bou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛːŋ³³ pou̯⁵⁵/

Verb

掟⫽煲 (verb-object)

1. (Cantonese, of a couple) to break up

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 分手 (“to break up; to end a romantic relationship; to separate”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		分手
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	分手
Cantonese	Guangzhou	分手, 掟煲, 甩拖
	Hong Kong	分手, 掟煲, 甩拖, 散

Derived terms

• 掟煲唔掟蓋 / 掟煲唔掟盖 (deng³ bou¹ m⁴ deng³ goi³) (Cantonese)

See also

• 箍煲