箍ku1煲bou1

English

1. (originally Cantonese) to patch things up with one's spouse or lover; to reconcile with one's partner
2. (verb) to save
3. to repair a broken relationship or to rectify mistakes; to make up with somebody; literally: to repair a pot
4. rescue
5. salvage a relationship; to reconcile; to patch up

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 用鐵線將爛咗嘅砂煲箍住整好，引申指嘗試挽救一段即將破裂嘅愛情或者補救錯誤

Examples

• 佢激嬲咗女朋友，而家喺電話箍緊煲。

  He made his girlfriend mad at him. Now he's trying to make up with her on the phone.

• 你喺公司搞咗咁大個大頭佛出嚟，你真係要諗諗點箍煲。

  You are the one who made this big mess for the company; you really need to come up with something to clear it up.

• 阿明上個禮拜激到佢條女嗌晒分手咁，依家都仲煩緊點箍煲。

  Last week, Ming almost pushed his girlfriend to the brink of breaking up with him. He has since been scratching his head on how to mend the relationship.