paang1烹
Jyutpingpaang1
Yalepāang
Definition
To cook; to process and prepare food, usually by heating.
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How it's used
Literary in nature, this character is almost never used as a standalone verb in spoken Cantonese. It is primarily encountered as part of compound words like 烹調 or 烹飪. When discussing the act of cooking in daily life, native speakers prefer using 煮 or 整.
Examples
How do you usually like to cook your ingredients?
This chef's cooking technique is very unique.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using 烹 as a direct substitute for 煮 in casual conversation, as it sounds overly formal or academic. Using it to describe simple tasks like boiling an egg will sound unnatural to local ears.
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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.
