粵

蝦haa1眼ngaan5水seoi2

simp虾眼水
haa1 ngaan5 seoi2haa1 ngaan2 seoi2xiā yǎn shuǐ

English

  1. water just before the boiling point when it just starts bubbling at around 75 to 80 degrees Celsius
  2. simmering water; literally: shrimp-eyes water

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 開始起水泡仔，就嚟滾嘅水

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

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