回笼 (huí lóng) — to steam again (reheat food that was previously steamed); (finance) to withdraw (currency) from circulation
Definition
回笼 literally means 'back into the steamer' — most commonly used for reheating steamed foods (馒头/包子) that have gone cold. The finance sense ('withdraw currency from circulation') is rare and formal.
verb
to steam again (reheat food that was previously steamed)(finance) to withdraw (currency) from circulation
Examples
- ，回笼。Mán tou liáng le, xū yào huí lóng yí xià.The steamed buns are cold; they need to be steamed again.
- 回笼。Yāng háng jué dìng huí lóng huò bì yǐ kòng zhì tōng huò péng zhàng.The central bank decided to withdraw currency from circulation to control inflation.
- 。Zhè xiē bāo zi yǐ jīng huí le liǎng cì lóng le.These buns have been steamed again twice already.
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