煎熬
Chinese
FWOTD – 16 March 2018
pan-fry | endure; to boil; stew; to simmer | ||
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trad. (煎熬) | 煎 | 熬 | |
simp. #(煎熬) | 煎 | 熬 | |
variant forms | 煎敖 | ||
anagram | 熬煎 |
Pronunciation
Verb
煎熬
- (literary, literally) to fry and boil; to cook by boiling
- (literary) to produce (something) by prolonged heating; to decoct; to smelt; to refine; to manufacture
- (figuratively) to torment; to inflict mental suffering (on someone); (of one's heart) to be deeply worried; to be in great distress
- 我親愛的 這樣浪漫的煎熬 不是想要就能要 別炫耀 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2014, 陳奕迅 (lyrics 林夕), 《你給我聽好》
- wǒ qīn'àide; zhèyàng làngmàn de jiān'áo; bùshì xiǎng yào jiù néng yào; bié xuànyào [Pinyin]
- My darling,
This romantic torment,
Isn't something you can have when you want it;
Do not take it for granted.
我亲爱的 这样浪漫的煎熬 不是想要就能要 别炫耀 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- (to torment): 折磨 (zhémó)
Related terms
- 熬煎 (áojiān)
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