粵

鑊wok6氣hei3

simp镬气
wok6 hei3huò qì

English

  1. "wok hei", a distinctive smoky, charred, and slightly caramelized flavor imparted to food cooked in a wok over a high flame (orthographic borrowing from Cantonese, Jyutping: wok6 hei3)
  2. a term used to describe a dish that is tasty due to the good adjustment of temperature when cooking
  3. strength or intensity of heat produced when cooking in a wok, for the purpose of bringing out more flavour from the food
  4. possibility of failure

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 火候同大細火
  2. 失敗嘅可能性;見大鑊

Examples

  • 佢煮啲餸真夠鑊氣。

    She cooks her dishes, so there's really enough heat in the wok (which means good heat, flavour and smell from the food). ----

  • 呢單生意鑊氣好大,你都係唔好掂喇。

    This transaction is very likely to fail. You'd better stay away from it.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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