ming4 lou4明爐明炉
Jyutpingming4 lou4
Yalemìhng lòuh
Definition
A table-top stove or portable burner used for keeping food warm or cooking at the table.
colloquialfooddim sum
How it's used
Refers specifically to the traditional method of roasting meats in an open-fire oven, often visible to customers in restaurants. It emphasizes the direct heat and the smoky flavor profile associated with authentic Cantonese barbecue. You will frequently see this term displayed on signs outside local eateries to signal that their meats are freshly prepared on-site rather than mass-produced.
Examples
The roasted meats at this shop are grilled in an open oven.
Related words
Common phrases
open-oven roasted pork belly
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with generic grilling or pan-frying, as it specifically denotes the traditional roasting technique used for items like 燒肉 or 燒鵝. It is a technical culinary term rather than a general verb for cooking food over a flame.
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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.
