煠 (saap6 zaa3 | zha2) : boil; deep-fry

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煠

saap6 zaa3

zha2

[粵] saap6 - Cantonese only
boil; cook in boiling water

[粵] zaa3 | [國] zha2
deep-fry; fry in deep fat or oil

1. For the "boil" meaning, there is no standard Cantonese character for saap6. 實用廣州話分類詞典 uses 煠; 廣州話正音字典 and 廣州話方言詞典 both use 熠; 廣州話普通話詞典 uses 烚; UniHan lists both 炠 and 𤆣.
2. For the "deep-fry" meaning, 煠 is used only occasionally as a variant of 炸.

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

煠

This word has been viewed 4342 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Dec 2013 09:44

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煠熟狗頭 saap6 suk6 gau2 tau4 = a large grin, often intended to dissemble. 粵

煠蛋 saap6 daan6*2 zha2 dan4 = hard-boiled eggs 粵

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