煲 bou¹ {bāo}

(noun) 1. bowtie (slang) Relationship (of dating couples)

煲 bou¹ {bāo}

1. pot or saucepan
2. to boil
3. cook or heat

煲茶 bou¹ caa⁴ {bāo chá}

(verb) make tea

煲飯〔-饭〕 bou¹ faan⁶ {bāo fàn}

cooking rice (spoken)

煲煙〔-烟〕 bou¹ jin¹ {bāo yān}

to smoke

煲藥 bou¹ joek⁶ {bāo shuò}

to boil Chinese medicine

煲劇〔-剧〕 bou¹ kek⁶ {bāo jù}

to binge watch drama

煲蠟〔-蜡〕 bou¹ laap⁶ {bāo là}

(verb) boil wax

煲腍 bou¹ nam⁴ {bāo rěn}

to boil something until it is soft

煲水 bou¹ seoi² {bāo shuǐ}

to boil water; fabricated (false)

煲呔 bou¹ taai¹ {Bāo Dāi}

bowtie (spoken)

煲湯〔-汤〕 bou¹ tong¹ {bāo tāng}

(Verb) cook soup

煲針〔-针〕 bou¹ zam¹ {bāo zhēn}

to disinfect needles for injections

煲仔 bou¹ zi² {bāo zǐ}

clay pot

煲粥 bou¹ zuk¹ {bāo zhōu}

cooking congee; to have a long chat on phone

煲湯〔-汤〕 bou¹ tong¹ {bāo tāng}

1. to simmer
2. soup made by simmering for a long time

煲冬瓜 bou¹ dung¹ gwaa¹ {bāo dōng guā}

a pun on the word 'Putonghua' (Mandarin); literally 'to boil a winter melon'

煲老藕 bou¹ lou⁵ ngau⁵ {bāo lǎo ǒu}

(slang) a younger man in a relationship with older woman

煲燶粥〔-㶶-〕 bou¹ nung¹ zuk¹ {bāo nóng zhōu}

to overcook and burn rice porridge

煲仔飯〔--饭〕 bou¹ zai² faan⁶ {bāo zǐ fàn}

a dish where rice is cooked in the clay pot

煲電話粥〔-电话-〕 bou¹ din⁶ waa² zuk¹ {bāo diàn huà zhōu}

(slang) long phone chat

煲無米粥〔-无--〕 bou¹ mou⁴ mai⁵ zuk¹ {bāo wú mǐ zhōu}

plans never realised or confirmed (slang)

煲冇米粥 bou¹ mou⁵ mai⁵ zuk¹ {bāo mǎo mǐ zhōu}

describes the act doing something that has no positive outcome or where there is no chance of success; all talk and no trousers; to waste time discussing something that will amount to nothing

煲水新聞〔---闻〕 bou¹ seoi² san¹ man⁴ {bāo shuǐ xīn wén}

fabricated news or news without substantial facts