圍wai4爐lou4

English

1. to gather around the stove
2. literally "to stay around the fireplace with family and friends, usually having hotpot or barbecue"; usually used to refer to a group of people who form exclusive small cliques and ignore other people (especially their criticisms)
3. (Tw) to come together for a family dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 原意指一班人圍住個爐一齊打邊爐或燒嘢食；引申指一班人沉醉喺自己人温暖、安穩、舒適嘅小圈子入面，唔理圈外嘅世界

Examples

• 圍爐取暖

  to keep warm by surrounding the stove together

• 冬天嘅時候，最鍾意同屋企人圍爐開大餐！

  There's nothing I like better in the winter than to sit around the stove with my family for a hot, hearty meal.

• 咁樣喺網上圍爐冇意思㗎喎，聽嚟聽去都只係自己人嘅諗法。

  Forming exclusive groups online gets you nowhere; you would only hear comments from people who agree with you.