cim4燂
Jyutpingcim4
Yalechìhm
Definition
To burn the surface of something slightly with fire, such as to singe off hair.
colloquialfooddaily actions
How it's used
Primarily used in culinary contexts, this verb specifically describes the process of removing hair or feathers from meat by passing it quickly over an open flame. It implies a brief, controlled exposure to heat rather than cooking the meat through. You will most frequently hear it when preparing ingredients like pig trotters or poultry.
Examples
Please help me singe the hair off the pig trotters first.
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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.
