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Chinese
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pot or saucepan; to boil; cook or heat
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congee; gruel; porridge
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煲
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粥
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| simp. #(煲粥)
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煲
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粥
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Pronunciation
Verb
煲⫽粥 (verb-object)
- (chiefly Cantonese) to make congee
- (chiefly Cantonese, figurative) to talk for a long time on the phone
做上了客服，自然就可以煲粥，從早煲到晚，但若是自家的電話，就別圖一時痛快，到月底繳費的時候再來心疼了！ [MSC, trad.]
做上了客服，自然就可以煲粥，从早煲到晚，但若是自家的电话，就别图一时痛快，到月底缴费的时候再来心疼了！ [MSC, simp.]- From: 2006, 纪凯 (principal editor), 《女人：如何洞悉男人的内心世界》, page 287
- Zuò shàng le kèfú, zìrán jiù kěyǐ bāozhōu, cóng zǎo bāo dào wǎn, dàn ruòshì zìjiā de diànhuà, jiù bié tú yīshí tòngkuài, dào yuèdǐ jiǎofèi de shíhòu zài lái xīnténg le!
- Once you get used to doing customer service, you'll naturally be able to talk for hours on the phone, from morning till evening, but if it's your own phone, don't look for temporary satisfaction and then get heartbroken when you pay your bills at the end of the month!
Synonyms
- (to make congee): 熬粥 (áozhōu), 熬稀飯／熬稀饭, 餷粥／馇粥 (chāzhōu); (Teochew) 炰糜
- (to talk for a long time on the phone): 煲電話粥／煲电话粥 (bāo diànhuàzhōu)