hấp

/həp˧˥/

steam

Mẹ hấp bánh bao cho bữa sáng.

Mom steams buns for breakfast.

general

to cook food by exposing it to steam

Cá hấp sả rất ngon.

Steamed fish with lemongrass is delicious.

Hãy hấp gà trong 20 phút.

Steam the chicken for 20 minutes.

Common in Vietnamese cuisine; often paired with ingredients like sả (lemongrass), gừng (ginger), or hành (scallion).

Engineering

technical

to absorb or take in (heat, moisture, or energy)

Vật liệu này hấp nhiệt tốt.

This material absorbs heat well.

Lớp phủ hấp thụ ánh sáng mặt trời.

The coating absorbs sunlight.

Used in physics/engineering contexts; often paired with 'nhiệt' (heat) or 'ánh sáng' (light).

Collocations

hấp hơisteam (with vapor)hấp cách thủysteam in a double boilerhấp thụabsorb

attractive/appealing

absorb knowledge

In cooking, 'hấp' refers to steaming food. In technical contexts, it means absorption (e.g., of heat or light).

Use a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover the pot to trap steam for even cooking.

From Middle Chinese 蒸 (MC tsyng|t͡ɕɨŋ, 'to steam'). Compare with Cantonese 蒸 (zing1), Mandarin 蒸 (zhēng).

In cooking, 'hấp' is distinct from 'luộc' (boiling) and 'rán' (frying). The verb is often used with food items like bánh, cá, gà, or rau.

hấp

steam/absorb

root

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