to pour
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倒 do3
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over something淋 nam5
If you are pouring water into a glass, you would use do3.
If you are pouring soup or sauce over your rice, you would use nam5. Growing up, it was common to have rice and soup during dinner, and I would always nam(7) teung1, which meant I poured a bunch of soup in my bowl of rice.
Words and phrases containing to pour:
English | Peng'im | Chinese | Audio |
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to pump gas | do(2) iu5 | 倒油 | |
to pour soup over something | nam(7) teung1 | 淋汤 |