「煲蠟」
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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)
(Eng.) Last night, a total of 40 people sought medical help due to injuries related to wax burning.
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See also: | 蠟像 打蠟 蠟 |
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