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煲 (bou1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

煲 (bou1, bāo) — (noun) 1. bowtie (slang) Relationship (of dating couples); to cook slowly over a low flame; pot; saucepan; to heat; to boil in a saucepan; to stew; to simmer; to smoke cigarettes; to do something for a prolong period of time; to destroy; to crush one's enemy

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 煲仔 (bou1 zi2) — clay pot
• 煲仔飯 (bou1 zai2 faan6) — a dish where rice is cooked in the clay pot
• 煲冇米粥 (bou1 mou5 mai5 zuk1) — describes the act doing something that has no positive outcome or where there i…
• 煲冬瓜 (bou1 dung1 gwaa1) — a pun on the word 'Putonghua' (Mandarin); literally 'to boil a winter melon'
• 煲劇 (bou1 kek6) — to binge watch drama
• 煲呔 (bou1 taai1) — bowtie (spoken)

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