箍煲
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Chinese
[edit]hoop; bind with hoops | pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat | ||
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trad. (箍煲) | 箍 | 煲 | |
simp. #(箍煲) | 箍 | 煲 | |
Literally: “to bind around a clay pot”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ku1 bou1
- Yale: kū bōu
- Cantonese Pinyin: ku1 bou1
- Guangdong Romanization: ku1 bou1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰuː⁵⁵ pou̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]箍⫽煲 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese) to salvage a relationship (especially a romantic one); to reconcile