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- Chinese · calque of火鍋 /火锅
- English todayhot pot
Surface analysis hot + pot. For sense of stewed meat and potatoes, compare French pot-au-feu. For the sense of a communal meal cooked at the table, Calque of Chinese 火鍋 /火锅.
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