- 火锅 huǒguō hot pota cooking vessel with a built-in burner used to simmer food at the table; also refers to the meal or style of cooking involving simmering meat and vegetables in a communal pot of soup
- 锅炉 guōlú boilerAn enclosed device used to boil water or generate high-pressure steam for heat or power.
- 锅底 guōdǐ bottom of a potthe bottom part of a pot, pan, or similar cooking vessel
- 背黑锅 bēihēiguō to be a scapegoatto be blamed for something someone else did; to take the fall for another's mistake; to be unjustly accused
- 油锅 yóuguō fryera frying pan or deep fryer used for cooking; a vessel for heating oil
- 锅盖 guōgài pot lidthe lid or cover for a pot, saucepan, or wok
- 下锅 xiàguō to put into a potto put food or ingredients into a pot, pan, or wok to begin cooking
- 大锅饭 dàguōfàn communal mealfood prepared in a large cauldron for many people to eat; mess hall food
- 炒锅 chǎoguō wokpan used for stir-frying or sautéing food; specifically an iron pan or wok, also used for roasting nuts like peanuts and chestnuts
- 饭锅 fànguō rice cookera pot used for cooking or serving rice; a rice cooker
- 二锅头 èrguōtóu erguotouA strong, clear sorghum liquor; refers to the alcohol from the second distillation which is the strongest and highest quality portion.
- 汤锅 tāngguō soup pota pot used for boiling or cooking soup; stockpot
- 黑锅 hēiguō scapegoatAn unfair blame or a bad reputation that belongs to someone else; usually used in the phrase [[背黑锅|背黑鍋|bei1 hei1 guo1]] to mean "becoming a scapegoat"
- 砂锅 shāguō clay potearthenware or clay pot used for slow-cooking, stews, or brewing traditional medicine
- 回锅 huíguō to cook againTo put cooked food back into the pot to heat it up or cook it again.
- 蒸锅 zhēngguō steamerpot used for steaming food
- 高压锅 gāoyāguō pressure cookerA sealed pot made of aluminum or stainless steel that uses high internal pressure to cook food quickly; also called a [[压力锅|壓力鍋|ya1 li4 guo1]] or [[快锅|快鍋|kuai4 guo1]] in Taiwan.
- 锅贴 guōtiē potstickerlightly fried dumpling, typically long and cylindrical with open or closed ends
- 锅炉房 guōlúfáng boiler roomA room or building where a boiler is installed, often used for heating water or generating steam.
- 锅巴 guōbā scorched riceThe crust of rice that adheres to the bottom of a pot after cooking
- 开锅 kāiguō to boilto start to boil; (of the contents of a pot) to reach a rolling boil
- 不粘锅 bùzhānguō non-stick pana cooking pan with a non-stick coating; (of food) to not stick to the pan during cooking
- 平底锅 píngdǐguō frying panpan with a flat bottom used for frying and cooking
- 压力锅 yālìguō pressure cookerA cooking pot that uses steam and high pressure to cook food quickly.
- 沙锅 shāguō clay pot dishdish cooked and served in a clay pot
- 锅碗瓢盆 guōwǎnpiáopén kitchen utensilsa general term for kitchen tools and implements, literally including pots, bowls, ladles, and basins
- 一锅粥 yīguōzhōu a complete mess(literal) a pot of porridge; (figurative) a situation that is chaotic, in a muddle, or a complete mess
- 热锅上的蚂蚁 règuōshàngdemǎyǐ cat on a hot tin roof(metaphor) someone who is extremely anxious, agitated, or unable to sit still because of worry
- 吃大锅饭 chīdàguōfàn to eat from a common potTo eat common meals in a large group, such as in the military or a communal canteen.
- 锅子 guōzi pota pot, pan, or wok used for cooking; common term for [[锅|鍋|guo1]]
- 锅铲 guōchǎn spatulaspatula used for cooking or stir-frying, often made of iron or stainless steel
- 罗锅 luóguo hunchback(colloquial) a hunchback; a person with a bent back
- 烟锅 yānguō pipe bowlthe metal bowl at the end of a smoking pipe where tobacco is placed
- 砸锅卖铁 záguōmàitiě to sacrifice one's allto be willing to sacrifice or use up everything one has in order to achieve a goal; literally "smash the cooking pot and sell the iron"
- 锅台 guōtái stove topThe flat surface on top of a traditional kitchen stove around the cooking pots.
- 煎锅 jiānguō frying panfrying pan; frier
- 烧锅 shāoguō distillerya workshop or place where liquor is distilled
- 炸锅 zháguō fryerA large deep-frying pot or a modern air fryer that uses very little oil
- 锅盔 guōkuī guokuiA type of thick, hard, baked wheat pancake from Northwest China often used as travel food; usually large and round, but can also be small.
- 一锅端 yīguōduān to wipe outto get rid of completely; to round up or destroy in one fell swoop; to clean out everything, literally meaning "to take even the cooking pots"
- 锅灶 guōzào stovecooking stove or burner; a cooking pot and the kitchen range it sits on
- 气锅 qìguō boilerA vessel or container used for boiling liquids or steaming food, especially as part of a stove or industrial equipment
- 铁锅 tiěguō iron potan iron or steel cooking pot or wok; a hemispherical iron cooking utensil
- 锅庄 guōzhuāng guozhuang danceA traditional Tibetan folk dance performed in a circle or arc where men and women sing and dance together; often performed during festivals or leisure time.
- 揭不开锅 jiēbukāiguō to be destituteto be unable to afford food; to have nothing to eat; used to describe living in extreme poverty where one cannot even start the cooking pot
- 平锅 píngguō panpan; frying pan
- 一锅煮 yīguōzhǔ to boil everything in one potto handle different things or situations in the same way without making necessary distinctions; to lump everything together regardless of individual nature
- 砸锅 záguō to break a potTo break a cooking pot
- 等米下锅 děngmǐxiàguō to live hand to mouthTo wait for rice to put in the pot; to be in extreme financial distress or poverty
Sources
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH