「火候」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: fo2 hau4
Individual
Character Meaning:
火 fire; passion; watt
候 to wait; -to-be
Part of Speech: noun
Explanation:
  • duration and amount of heat used in cooking
    (Cant.) 呢ni1煲bou1雞gai1湯tong1燉dan6足zuk1三saam1個go3鐘zung1,夠gau3晒saai3火fo2候hau4。
    (Eng.) This pot of chicken soup has been cooked in a casserole for three hours at a sufficient heat.

  • level of skills and sophistication
    (Cant.) 有jau5評ping4審sam2提tai4出ceot1佢keoi5啲di1演jin2技gei6好hou2夠gau3火fo2候hau4,應jing1該goi1得dak1到dou2「最zeoi3佳gaai1男naam4主zyu2角gok3」呢ni1個go3獎zoeng2。
    (Eng.) The panel of judges suggested that his acting was sophisticated enough to be awarded the prize of Best Actor.

See also: 乾柴烈火 乾蒸 嫩口 恰到好處 慢火 洞若觀火 煎煮 爐端燒 紅卜卜 軟腍腍 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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