粵

企kei5身san1

kei5 san1qǐ shēn

English

  1. vertical, standing up
  2. (of cream, egg white, etc.)whipped ----
  3. (of things) standing; tall

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 烹飪術語;一啲本身係液體嘅嘢不斷攪絆,令佢變成接近固體,唔施加外力都唔會輕易改變形狀
  2. 高度比起長度同闊度更多嘅嘢

Examples

  • 企身鏡

    a standing mirror

  • 整蛋榚啲蛋白要打到企身先得

    To prepare egg whites for baking a cake, whip them until they're stiff enough to stand up alone by themselves.

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

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