煲

• 병음: bāo
• 한자 분석: 煲 = 火 + 保 (fire + preserve — slow-cooking vessel)

뜻

뚝배기/도기 냄비; (동) 약불로 오래 끓이다(푹 고다)

Especially associated with Cantonese cuisine and home cooking in southern China. As a verb, 煲 implies patient, unhurried cooking to draw out deep flavour from ingredients, and is also used metaphorically for long phone calls (煲电话粥).

예문

1. 母亲每天清晨都会用瓦煲慢火熬制一锅浓郁的骨头汤。
2. 他连续煲了四个小时的汤，整间屋子都弥漫着药材的香气。
3. 广东人素有煲汤养生的传统，四季皆有对应的汤品。

사용 가이드

맥락: cooking, food, daily life

어조: warm

올바른 표현

• 她特意买了一只紫砂煲，用来每天为家人熬制养生汤。(She specifically bought a purple clay pot to simmer health soups for her family every day.)
• 这道药膳需要用文火慢慢煲上三个小时，不能心急。(This medicinal dish needs to be simmered slowly over low heat for three hours — you cannot rush it.)

피해야 할 표현

• 用煲煮了五分钟 — 煲 as a method implies prolonged slow-cooking; for quick cooking use 煮 or 炖 instead

기원과 역사

煲 = 火 (fire) + 保 (preserve/protect) — a vessel that uses fire to slowly preserve and concentrate flavours

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal