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Chinese
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pan-fry
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endure; to boil; stew endure; to boil; stew; to simmer |
| trad. (煎熬)
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煎
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熬
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| simp. #(煎熬)
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煎
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熬
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| alternative forms
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煎敖
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| anagram
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熬煎
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Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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煎
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熬
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/2
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| No.
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10241
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38
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Phonetic
component
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前
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敖
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Rime
group
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元
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宵
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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煎
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敖
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔslen/
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/*ŋaːw/
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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
- (figurative) to torment; to inflict mental suffering (on someone); (of one's heart) to be deeply worried; to be in great distress
我心兮煎熬，惟是兮用憂。
我心兮煎熬，惟是兮用忧。 - From: The Verses of Chu, 4th century BCE – 2nd century CE
- Wǒ xīn xī jiān'áo, wéi shì xī yòng yōu.
- My heart within is scorched and burning,
For the grief it gives me to think of this.
2014, “你給我聽好”, 林夕 (lyrics), performed by 陳奕迅:
我親愛的 這樣浪漫的煎熬 不是想要就能要 別炫耀
我亲爱的 这样浪漫的煎熬 不是想要就能要 别炫耀 - wǒ qīn'àide, zhèyàng làngmàn de jiān'áo, bùshì xiǎng yào jiù néng yào, bié xuànyào
- My darling,
This romantic torment,
Isn't something you can have when you want it;
Do not take it for granted.
Synonyms
- 折磨 (zhémó)
- 折騰 / 折腾 (zhēteng) (colloquial)
- 揉搓 (róucuō) (dialectal)
- 揉磨 (róumó) (dialectal)
- 擺治 / 摆治 (bǎizhì) (regional)
- 熬煎 (áojiān)