煲

• 拼音: bāo
• 汉字拆解: 煲 = 火 + 保 (fire + preserve — slow-cooking vessel)

含义

A clay or ceramic pot used for slow-cooking; to simmer or stew over low heat for an extended period. Used both as a noun (the vessel) and a verb (the cooking method).

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).

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: cooking, food, daily life

语气: warm

正确说法

• 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.)

错误说法

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

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal