-"boil" means "a liquid start to bubble up and turn into vapour on reaching a certain temperature". -"parboil" means "boil until partly cooked or boil in a half of time of cooking" -"poach" means "cook (egg,...) without its shell in or over boiling water(vegetable,...)" -"blanch" means "peel (almonds,...)by scalding or immerse(vegetable,...) briefly in boiling water." Hope it help:):):)sorry,i don't know Mandarin^-^