炮製

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See also: 炮制

Chinese

cannon; gun; firecracker manufacture
trad. (炮製)
simp. (炮制)
alternative forms 炮炙
泡製泡制

Pronunciation


Note: paau3 zai3 - vernacular.

Verb

炮製

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) to concoct medicine using heat; to prepare (medicine)
  2. (figurative, derogatory) to concoct; to cook up
  3. (Cantonese, colloquial) to discipline (someone); to give (someone) a lesson; to punish

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