shāo

burn; bake; heat; roast

DEFINITIONS

燒 shāo
  • to burn
  • to cook
  • to stew
  • to bake
  • to roast
  • to heat
  • to boil (tea, water etc)
  • fever
  • to run a temperature
  • (coll.) to let things go to one's head

WORDS

chuàn shāo to cook on a skewer; barbecued food on a skewer; shish kebab
dī shāo a low fever (up to 38°C)
祭 quán shāo jì burnt offering (Judaism)
chā shāo char siu; barbecued pork
包 chā shāo bāo roast pork bun; cha siu baau
壽喜 shòu xǐ shāo sukiyaki
平時不香,臨時抱佛腳 píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute; to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
引火身 yǐn huǒ shāo shēn to invite trouble
惹火身 rě huǒ shāo shēn stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt; fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling
揀佛香 jiǎn fó shāo xiāng to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
日式肉 rì shì shāo ròu yakiniku (Japanese-style grilled meat)
huǒ shāo to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake
火燎 huǒ shāo huǒ liáo restless with anxiety; unbearably hot and anxious
眉毛 huǒ shāo méi mao lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency
雲 huǒ shāo yún nuée ardente; hot cloud of volcanic ash
bèi shāo to roast; to bake (e.g. mineral ore)
fén shāo to burn; to set on fire
duàn shāo to calcine (purify by heating)
zhào shāo teriyaki (Japanese cooking technique)
rán shāo to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming
劑 rán shāo jì incendiary agent
匙 rán shāo chí deflagrating spoon; combustion spoon
彈 rán shāo dàn fire bomb; incendiary device
瓶 rán shāo píng Molotov cocktail
傷 shāo shāng burn (injury)
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