「煲蠟」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: bou1 laap6
Individual
Character Meaning:
煲 boil; cooking pot; kettle; cooker; boiler; to boil; to smoke cigarettes
蠟 wax; polish
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
to boil wax; wax burning; wax boiling; a game commonly played during the Mid-autumn festival, in which wax candles are put into a metal container (e.g. a mooncake box) to be melted and sometimes water is sprayed onto the melted wax to create a fireball (Note: It has been banned in many places since the game is extremely dangerous and environmentally unfriendly)
(Cant.) 尋cam4晚maan5一jat1共gung6有jau5四sei3十sap6人jan4因jan1為wai6煲bou1蠟laap6而ji4受sau6傷soeng1求kau4醫ji1。
(Eng.) Last night, a total of 40 people sought medical help due to injuries related to wax burning.
(Cant.) 我ngo5咁gam3大daai6個go3仔zai2都dou1未mei6煲bou1過gwo3蠟laap6。
(Eng.) Having lived to this age I have never played wax-burning.
See also: 打蠟 蠟
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