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炊

Mandarin · pinyin chuī

to cook food

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炊: chuī · cook; meal

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1 · chui1

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ceoi1 · ceoi3

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

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character · Etymology 1

to cook
(archaic, obsolete) to light a fire; to blow on kindling when starting a fire
(dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Min) to steam
(Puxian Min, Zhongshan Min) steamer basket

character · Etymology 2

only used in 炊累

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