煎熬

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Chinese

pan-fry
endure; to boil; stew
endure; to boil; stew; to simmer
 
trad. (煎熬)
simp. #(煎熬)
alternative forms 煎敖
anagram 熬煎

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (13) (31)
Final () (77) (89)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter tsjen ngaw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡siᴇn/ /ŋɑu/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡siɛn/ /ŋɑu/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡sjæn/ /ŋɑu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/t͡sian/ /ŋaw/
Li
Rong
/t͡siɛn/ /ŋɑu/
Wang
Li
/t͡sĭɛn/ /ŋɑu/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/t͡si̯ɛn/ /ŋɑu/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jiān áo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zin1 ngou4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/2
No. 10241 38
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2 1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ʔslen/ /*ŋaːw/

Verb

煎熬

  1. (literary, literally) to fry and boil; to cook by boiling
  2. (literary) to produce (something) by prolonged heating; to decoct; to smelt; to refine; to manufacture
  3. (figurative) to torment; to inflict mental suffering (on someone); (of one's heart) to be deeply worried; to be in great distress

Synonyms

  • (to torment):