燙 (tong3) — 熨 in Cantonese
tong˗₃燙简 烫
Mandarin Pinyin: tang4
Meaning of 燙
noun熨
nounvery hot
nounscald; burn
nounheat; warm
nouniron (clothes)
Example Sentences with 燙
ngoˏ₅我bongˉ¹幫neiˏ₅你tong˗₃燙saanˉ¹衫。
I'll help you iron your clothes.
ginˍ₆件saanˉ¹衫jiu˗₃要tong˗₃燙。
This shirt needs ironing.
neiˏ₅你tong˗₃燙mˎ₄唔tong˗₃燙saanˉ¹衫？
Do you iron clothes?
mˎ₄唔goiˉ¹該bongˉ¹幫ngoˏ₅我tong˗₃燙。
Please help me iron.
tong˗₃燙jyunˎ₄完saanˉ¹衫meiˍ₆未？
Have you finished ironing?
Words Containing 燙
燙門tong3 mun4
sliding door
燙衣板tong3 ji1 baan2
熨衣板
氽燙tan2 tong3
to blanch (cooking); [粵]白灼
燙開tong3 hoi1
to slide open
燙衫板tong3 saam1 baan2
熨衫板
數碼燙髮sou3 maa5 tong3 faat3
a digital perm (a type of perm that works well with coarse hair)
燙斗tong3 dau2
cf. 熨斗
麻辣燙maa4 laat6 tong3
malatang, street food similar to hot pot
電燙斗din6 tong3 dau2
an electric iron
燙衫tong3 saam1
to iron clothes. Also written as 熨衫. Mand.: 熨衣服, 燙衣服.
燙髮tong3 faat3
to have a permanent wave (perm)
燙傷tong3 soeng1
scald
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