syut3 dung3雪凍雪冻
Jyutpingsyut3 dung3
Yalesyut dung
Definition
To freeze or chill food and drinks, typically in a refrigerator or freezer.
colloquialfooddaily actions
How it's used
Refers specifically to the act of placing something in a refrigerator or freezer to lower its temperature, rather than the scientific process of turning liquid into ice. It is frequently used as a transitive verb where the object is the item being chilled. The term implies a deliberate action to make something cold for consumption.
Examples
Put this bottle of water in the fridge to freeze it.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 結冰, which describes the state of water turning into ice. Using 雪凍 to describe a frozen lake or a pipe bursting due to cold weather sounds unnatural as it implies human intervention.
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