起鍋

Composed with 起 (qǐ, “to start”) or 起 (qǐ, “to erect; to stand”).

起鍋

1. to start to cook using a cooking pot

   起油鍋／起油锅  ―  qǐ yóuguō  ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 1917, 徐珂, 清稗類鈔, volume 48, 京冬菜炒豆腐, page 323:

     先用豬油起鍋／先用猪油起锅  ―  xiān yòng zhūyóu qǐ guō  ―  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2013, “传承3代人的美味牛腩料理 妈妈牛腩”, in 新浪海南‎^[1], archived from the original on 19 July 2015:

     另起锅加入1汤勺植物油 [MSC, simp.]
     另起鍋加入1湯勺植物油 [MSC, trad.]

     lìng qǐ guō jiārù 1 tāngsháo zhíwùyóu [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2017, “九道美味养生粥简单易学又健康”, in 三亚日报‎^[2], 新浪新闻 republished edition:

     起锅加水，烧开后放入皮蛋煮5分钟 [MSC, simp.]
     起鍋加水，燒開後放入皮蛋煮5分鐘 [MSC, trad.]

     qǐ guō jiā shuǐ, shāo kāi hòu fàngrù pídàn zhǔ 5 fēnzhōng [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Composed of 起 (qǐ, “to lift; to raise”) + 鍋 / 锅 (guō, “cooking pot”) – to lift [off] the pot.

起鍋

1. to move cooked food out of the cooking pot
   • 1999, “葱炮肉漫谈”, in 壹周便利 (北京)‎^[3], 新浪女性 republished edition:

     菜起锅前还加了米醋 [MSC, simp.]
     菜起鍋前還加了米醋 [MSC, trad.]

     cài qǐ guō qián hái jiā le mǐcù [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• 出鍋 / 出锅