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电饭锅
diànfànguō
Description
电饭锅是一种电器，我们用它来煮米饭，很多中国家庭都有一个。
A 电饭锅 is an appliance we use to cook rice, and many Chinese families have one.
你只要放米和水，然后按一个按钮，它就会自动把饭煮好。
You just put in rice and water, then press a button, and it will cook the rice automatically.
Meanings
电饭锅diànfànguō
electric rice cooker
我用电饭锅煮了一锅米饭。
I cooked a pot of rice using the rice cooker.
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Notes
- Etymology
电 (electric) + 饭 (cooked rice) + 锅 (pot), literally 'electric rice pot'.
- Nuance
电饭煲 means the same thing and is more common in southern China and Cantonese.
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