āo
熬 (āo) is a Chinese word meaning “to simmer; to boil slowly”.
Meanings
- 1to simmer; to boil slowly
Related words
熬to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct煎熬to suffer熬夜to stay up late or all night媳妇熬成婆lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)熬出头to break clear of all the troubles and hardships熬头儿(coll.) the reward of one's efforts熬更守夜to stay up through the night (idiom)熬煎suffering熬稃puffed grain熬膏to simmer to a paste熬药to decoct medicinal herbs苦熬to endure (years of suffering)