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Lesson XVI.
煲食
Pû-chiáh
To cook for one or two.
煮食
Tsṳ́-chiáh
To cook for many.
Sáh
To boil in water, as eggs, fowls &c. without anything being added.
Chien
To fry with something added, generally some sauce &c.
Luah
To fry, as eggs, fish &c.
Phû
To fry in oil, as plantain &c.
Tshá
To fry with very little fat as vegetables; to parch, as ground-nuts &c.
Hip
To steam, as potatoes, taro &c.
Tshue
To steam, as fish, cakes &c.
Tũn
To cook by means of a steam-pan.
Tim
To warm by means of hot water.
Ngâu
To boil very long, until quite tender.
𤇢
Pek
To roast, as a fowl &c.
Pūe
To toast, as bread &c.
Hang
To warm over the fire.
Tshong
To infuse, as tea &c.
着火燒
Téh-húe-sie
To get burnt by being over roasted or burnt for want of water.
Sie
To burn.
sie
Hot.
Ngân
Cold.