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涮
shuàn
Description
“涮”常指把肉或菜放进开水或火锅汤里，很快煮一下。口语中，它也可以表示故意开玩笑骗人。
"涮" often refers to quickly cooking meat or vegetables by dipping them into boiling water or hot pot broth. In spoken language, it can also mean jokingly tricking someone.
Meanings
涮shuàn
Quickly cook food in boiling water or hotpot broth.
我们在涮羊肉。
We are cooking lamb in hot pot.
涮shuàn
To fool or tease someone as a joke.
你别涮我了。
Don't tease me.
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Notes
- Etymology
The original sense involves quickly rinsing or swishing something in liquid.
- Nuance
The second sense is colloquial and often means jokingly making someone believe something false.
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