燉 (dan6) — stew over boiling water; warm/simmer sth in a container in boiling water in Cantonese
danˍ₆燉简 炖
Mandarin Pinyin: dun4
Meaning of 燉
nounstew over boiling water; warm/simmer sth in a container in boiling water
nounstew over slow fire
Example Sentences with 燉
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲faanˍ₆飯wanˉ¹溫wanˉ¹溫deonˍ₆燉
This rice is lukewarm.
naaiˏ₅奶wanˉ¹溫wanˉ¹溫deonˍ₆燉ngaamˎ₄岩ngaamˎ₄岩houˊ²好
The milk is just the right lukewarm temperature.
tongˉ¹湯zungˍ₆仲wanˉ¹溫wanˉ¹溫deonˍ₆燉
The soup is still lukewarm.
jamˊ²飲daamˍ₆啖wanˉ¹溫wanˉ¹溫deonˍ₆燉seoiˊ²水
Have a sip of lukewarm water.
jyunˎ₄原zungˉ¹盅deonˍ₆燉tongˉ¹湯houˊ²好jamˊ²飲
The soup stewed in its original container is delicious.
Words Containing 燉
燉奶dan6 naai5
panna cotta
清燉cing1 dan6
to stew meat without seasoning
燉冬菇dan6 dung1 gu1
to be demoted; to be disciplined
姣屍燉篤haau4 si1 dan3 duk1
describes a woman who is flirtatious / slutty [colloquial]
溫溫燉wan1 wan1 dan6
torpid and muddle-headed [colloquial]
燉冬菰dan6 dung1 gu1
demotion; to be demoted [colloquial]
燉盅dan6 zung1
a double boiler simmering pot
燉品dan6 ban2
a nutritious tonic that has been simmered for a long time
燉蛋dan6 daan2
steamed egg
燉牛肉dan6 ngau4 juk6
beef stew; goulash
畀人燉bei2 jan4 dan6
to be demoted [colloquial]
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