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鑊氣

简镬气 · 繁鑊氣

Mandarin · pinyin huò qì

"wok hei", a distinctive smoky, charred, and slightly caramelized flavor imparted to food cooked in a wok over a high flame (orthographic borrowing from Cantonese, Jyutping: wok6 hei3)

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4–4 · huo4 qi4

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wok6 hei3

Cantonese word readings for 鑊氣. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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