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<p><a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/38233/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">補鑊</a></p>
<p>fence-mending; damage control; get a problem fixed</p>
<p>This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/4250/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">補救</a> (remedy) can be used in both Mandarin and Cantonese</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<p>事發後才去<strong>補救</strong>已經太遅了 (Mandarin)</p>
<p>事發後先至去<strong>補救</strong>已經太遅啦 (Cantonese)</p>
<p>事發後先至去<strong>補鑊</strong>已經太遅啦 (Cantonese)</p>
<p>~</p>
<p>現在<strong>補救</strong>還來得及 (Mandarin)</p>
<p>而家<strong>補救</strong>仲趕得切 (Cantonese)</p>
<p>而家<strong>補鑊</strong>仲趕得切 (Cantonese)</p>
<p><em>補鑊 and 補救 are mostly interchangeable in Cantonese</em></p>

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Tang Ho
<p>Cantonese people often use 補鑊 to mean fence-mending or damage control.</p>

<p>Do Mandarin people use this phrase as well? If not, what phrase would be the Mandarin equivalent?</p>

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The literal equivalent would be 补锅, but that certainly doesn't carry the same connotation.
Mou某
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Do Mandarin people use 補鑊 as slang to represent fence-mending or damage control?
# Do Mandarin people use 補鑊 as slang to represent fence-mending or damage control?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-09-05)

Cantonese people often use 補鑊 to mean fence-mending or damage control.

Do Mandarin people use this phrase as well? If not, what phrase would be the Mandarin equivalent?

**Tags:** mandarin, cantonese

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The literal equivalent would be 补锅, but that certainly doesn't carry the same connotation.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-09-05. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

> [補鑊](http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/38233/)
>
> fence-mending; damage control; get a problem fixed
>
> This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese

[補救](http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/4250/) (remedy) can be used in both Mandarin and Cantonese

Example:

事發後才去**補救**已經太遅了 (Mandarin)

事發後先至去**補救**已經太遅啦 (Cantonese)

事發後先至去**補鑊**已經太遅啦 (Cantonese)

~

現在**補救**還來得及 (Mandarin)

而家**補救**仲趕得切 (Cantonese)

而家**補鑊**仲趕得切 (Cantonese)

*補鑊 and 補救 are mostly interchangeable in Cantonese*


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