燜 (mun6 | men4) : simmer; cook over slow fire

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燜

mun6

men4

simmer; cook over a slow fire

[粵] 炆

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Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

燜 / 焖

This word has been viewed 4687 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on and last edited on 9th Jan 2014 14:48

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南乳藕片燜花肉 naam4 jyu5 ngau5 pin3 mun6 faa1 juk6 nan2 ru3 ou3 pian4 men4 hua1 rou4 = stir-fried lotus root and pork belly slices

腐乳燜羊肉 fu6 jyu5 mun6 joeng4 juk6 = lamb stewed in bean curd

燜肉 mun6 juk6 men4 rou4 = stewed or simmered meat; a pot roast

紅燜肉 hung4 mun6 juk6 hong2 men4 rou4 = braised pork in brown sauce

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Decimal representation of this word: 燜
Unicode code for this character: U+71dc (off-site link)

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