粵

焯ceot1水seoi2

ceot1 seoi2coek3 seoi2chāo shuǐ

English

  1. to blanch; to parboil
  2. to boil an ingredient briefly in order to prepare it

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 食材先用滾水煮一下再拎起備用

Examples

  • 肉材出咗水先可以辟腥。

    Boiling the meat can rid it of its smell.

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

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