bou1 tong1煲湯煲汤
Jyutpingbou1 tong1
Yalebōu tōng
Definition
To make or prepare soup by slowly simmering ingredients in water.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the traditional Cantonese practice of simmering ingredients like meat, herbs, and vegetables over low heat for several hours. It implies a sense of care and health consciousness, as these soups are often considered restorative or medicinal. Unlike simply boiling water for noodles, this term carries the cultural weight of slow cooking for family nourishment.
Examples
I will go home after work today to make soup.
What kind of soup do you usually like to make?
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Common mistake
Do not use this for quick soups like instant miso or egg drop soup, as those are usually described as 煮湯. 煲湯 implies a long, slow process.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
