炒 (caau2) — roast while stirring in Cantonese

caauˊ²炒

Mandarin Pinyin: chao3

Meaning of 炒

nounroast while stirring

nounspeculate; scalp

nounboost; publicize; repeatedly expose

nounfry; stir-fried; saute

noundismiss (from job); fire; sack

noun(verb) 1. to argue; 2. to fight with

Example Sentences with 炒

你成日食嘢唔做嘢；搏炒係咪?

You're forever eating and not doing work; are you trying to get fired?

ngoˏ₅我aai˗₃嗌zoˊ²咗dipˍ₆碟caauˊ²炒faanˍ₆飯houˊ²好noi6,耐,zungˍ₆重meiˍ₆未leiˎ₄嚟aa˗₃呀!

I've ordered a dish of fried rice a long time ago. But it still hasn't come yet!

caauˊ²炒ung˗₃蕹coi˗₃菜geiˊ²幾houˊ²好sik6.食。

Stir-fried water spinach tastes good.

faanˉ¹番keˊ²茄caauˊ²炒daanˍ₆蛋houˊ²好sik6.食。

Scrambled eggs with tomatoes is delicious.

keoiˏ₅佢zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意caauˊ²炒maaiˍ₆賣guˊ²股piu3.票。

He likes speculating in stocks.

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Words Containing 炒

豉油皇雞絲炒麵si6 jau4 wong4 gai1 si1 caau2 min6

stir fried noodles with soy sauce and chicken

炒埋一碟caau2 maai4 jat1 dip6

a smash up, a beat up; to be involved in a serious car crash

福建炒飯fuk1 gin3 caau2 faan6

fried rice with oyster sauce topping

炒鍋caau2 wo1

wok; frying pan

炒明星caau2 ming4 sing1

to make somebody famous

乾炒gon1 caau2

"dry-fried" (stir-fry, but don't add sauce)

炒粿條caau2 gwai3 diu1 [馬] caau2 gwai2 diu1

fried koay teow (rice noodles, broader than 米粉 but narrower than 沙河粉 or 豬腸粉) | A common dish in Southeast Asia and Southeast China. Fried Koay Teow is usu. fried with pork lard, chilli, prawns, mussels (螄蚶), eggs and sometimes 臘腸. This dish varies from place to place. In Malaysia and Singapore, Penang Fried Koay Teow is the definitive style.

fried rice noodles (koay teow) | See '炒粿條' for more information | '貴刁' is the Cantonese transliteration of the Minnan '粿條', although the Mandarin pronunciation of '貴刁' (guìdiāo) is even more similar to the Minnan '粿條' than the Cantonese is

炒過的caau2 gwo3 dik1

parched

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