hei2 lou4起爐起炉
Jyutpinghei2 lou4
Yalehéi lòuh
Definition
To light a fire using black charcoal before a barbecue.
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How it's used
This term is specifically associated with the process of igniting charcoal for a barbecue. It captures the communal effort often required to get the fire going before food can be cooked. While it literally translates to raising a stove, it is exclusively used in the context of outdoor grilling.
Examples
Have you guys bought the charcoal yet? Hurry up and start the fire.
The weather is so good today, let's go start a fire and have a barbecue together.
Related words
Common phrases
start a fire to have a barbecue
Common mistake
Do not use this term for turning on a gas stove at home, as it specifically refers to the manual labor of lighting charcoal for a barbecue.
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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.
