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pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat
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掟
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煲
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| simp. #(掟煲)
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掟
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| Literally: “to throw a cooking pot”.
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Etymology
From figurative sense. A cooking pot breaks when it is thrown onto the floor forcefully.
Pronunciation
Verb
掟⫽煲 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese, of a couple) to break up
Derived terms
- 掟煲唔掟蓋／掟煲唔掟盖 (deng3 bou1 m4 deng3 goi3) (Cantonese)
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