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掀起鑊蓋

kin2 hei2 wok6 goi3

take the lid off the pot

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 2

掀起鑊蓋

掀 kin2 hin1 xian1 - lift; start; stir up
起 hei2 qi3 - to start; rise; get up
鑊 wok6 huo4 - cauldron for cooking; large iron pot; wok
蓋 goi3 koi3 gap3 hap6 kap6 gai4 {ge3} {he2} | ge3 {gai4} { - [1] [v] cover; hide [2] [n] lid; covering [3]

This word was added by C Chiu on 7th Jul 2007

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