mui4 hei3 lou4煤氣爐煤气炉
Jyutpingmui4 hei3 lou4
Yalemùih hei lòuh
Definition
Gas burner or gas stove.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to appliances connected to the piped town gas supply common in Hong Kong high-rise buildings. It is distinct from portable butane stoves, which are typically called 卡式爐. When speaking about the flame itself or the act of lighting it, people often just say 開火.
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Did you remember to turn off the gas burner?
Related words
Common phrases
to turn on the gas burner
to turn off the gas burner
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 煤氣, which is the general term for the town gas itself. Using 煤氣爐 to describe a portable camping stove is technically inaccurate and may confuse listeners.
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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.
