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Definition
A small porcelain or ceramic cooking pot used for double-boiling or stewing food.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the small, lidded ceramic vessels used for double boiling soups or desserts. It is distinct from larger pots because the food inside is cooked indirectly by placing the vessel into a larger pot of boiling water. You will frequently see these in restaurants when ordering individual portions of herbal soup or bird's nest.
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This stewing pot is very small, perfect for one person to use.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a standard bowl or pot, as the term specifically implies a vessel designed for the double boiling technique. Using it to describe any random container for soup will sound unnatural to native speakers.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
