煲bou1蠟laap6

English

1. (verb) boil wax
2. to boil wax; wax burning; wax boiling; a game commonly played during the Mid-autumn festival, in which wax candles are put into a metal container (e.g. a mooncake box) to be melted and sometimes water is sprayed onto the melted wax to create a fireball (Note: It has been banned in many places since the game is extremely dangerous and environmentally unfriendly)

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 中秋節會玩嘅遊戲：用金屬器皿（通常係月餅罐）裝住大量蠟燭，再加熱煲溶啲蠟；亦有人會射水落啲滾緊嘅蠟度，整個火球出嚟；因為易生危險同整污糟地方，現時好多地方都已經禁止

Examples

• 我咁大個仔都未煲過蠟。

  Having lived to this age I have never played wax-burning.

• 尋晚一共有四十人因為煲蠟而受傷求醫。

  Last night, a total of 40 people sought medical help due to injuries related to wax burning.