电饭锅 diànfànguō electric rice cooker
How to remember 电饭锅: 电 electricity + 饭 meal + 锅 cooking pot = electric rice cooker.
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How it is used
- An electric rice cooker - 用电饭锅煮饭 (yòng diànfànguō zhǔ fàn) cook rice in the rice cooker.
- A transparent 电 (electric) + 饭 (rice) + 锅 (pot) compound; a staple kitchen appliance, so it comes up in everyday household talk.
- Also written 电饭煲 (diànfànbāo) in southern usage.