煲bou1醋cou3

English

1. usually used in a rhetorical question about keeping something that is either useless, seldom used that wasting space, or holding something useful but not using it, causing a waste of the item. Originated from the over-sized ginger vinegar boiler, only useful while a family member is give birth to a baby.unreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 多用響反問句中，用嚟質疑人哋收埋一啲無用或唔等使嘅嘢浪費空間，或保留一啲有用嘅嘢又唔用，造成浪費；煲醋本身係指「煲薑醋」，專門煲俾孕婦產後補身，但煲醋用嘅大型瓦煲平時好少機會用到，留嚟都係躉多過用unreviewed?

Examples

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  你揸住成手大牌都唔出，愛嚟煲醋呀？

  You held up all high cards but not playing them, what is the point to do so?

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  你連小學果陣啲手冊都唔捨得掉，留嚟煲醋咩？

  You are still keeping the handbook of your primary school, you keep it for what ?