「攤凍」

(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:放啲嘢食、嘢飲喺度等佢冇咁熱
eng:(of foods) to cool down; to wait until something is less hot
<eg>
yue:啲湯攤凍先好飲！ (di1 tong1 taan1 dung3 sin1 hou2 jam2)
eng:The soup is nice only after it has cooled down.
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<explanation>
yue:引申指等一段時間，直至件事少啲人關注
eng:figuratively, to wait until an event or a news is no longer hot
<eg>
yue:我諗住攤凍件事，等大家冷靜落嚟先再諗下點處理。 (ngo5 nam2 zyu6 taan1 dung3 gin6 si6, dang2 daai6 gaa1 laang5 zing6 lok6 lai4 sin1 zoi3 nam2 haa5 dim2 cyu5 lei5.)
eng:I want to wait until it's cooled down. When everyone calms down, we can then consider how we should handle this.
<eg>
yue:等件事攤凍咗，記者就唔會再追問㗎喇。 (dang2 gin6 si6 taan1 dung3 zo2, gei3 ze2 zau6 m4 wui5 zoi3 zeoi1 man6 gaa3 laa3.)
eng:When the news has cooled down, the reporters will stop asking about it.