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煲燶飯

bou1 nung1 faan6

to overcook rice such that the rice at the bottom of the pot is burnt

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

Level: 3

煲燶飯

煲 bou1 bao1 bao4 - heat; boil a pan
燶 nung1 nong4 - scorch; burn
飯 faan6 fan4 - cooked rice

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你加太少水就會煲燶飯咖。粵 edit
If you add too little water, you will burn the rice.

This word was added by claw on 6th Mar 2008 and last edited on 7th Mar 2008

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