「過冷河」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: gwo3 laang5 ho2 gwo3 laang5 ho4
Individual
Character Meaning:
過 to pass; to cross; to transfer; to surpass; to pass a place; to exceed; over again; anew; than
冷 cold; cool; knitting yarn
河 river; hor fun; flat rice noodles
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to rinse cooked food in cold water; literally: to pass cold river
    (Cant.) 煮zyu2麪min6嘅ge3時si4候hau6過gwo3一jat1過gwo3冷laang5河ho2會wui5令ling6麪min6質zat1更gang3加gaa1彈daan6牙ngaa4,更gang3加gaa1有jau5口hau2感gam2。
    (Eng.) When cooking noodles, rinsing them in cold water after boiling will make them more "al dente" and enhance their texture.

  • to go through a lock-up period to prevent somebody from working in certain fields because of the conflict of interests
    (Cant.) 好hou2多do1高gou1官gun1退teoi3休jau1之zi1後hau6,過gwo3完jyun4冷laang5河ho4即zik1刻hak1跳tiu3去heoi3私si1人jan4企kei5業jip6工gung1作zok3。
    (Eng.) After their retirement, many top officials enter employment with private firms straight after their lock-up period.

See also: 君子之交淡如水 得饒人處且饒人 放長線釣大魚 珠胎暗結 生人霸死地 生米煮成熟飯 穿櫃桶底 過底 過橋米線 過河拆橋 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析)
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