jiān áo

煎熬 (jiān áo) is a Chinese word meaning “to suffer; to torture; to torment”.

Meanings

  1. 1to suffer
  2. 2to torture
  3. 3to torment
  4. 4ordeal
  5. 5suffering
  6. 6torture
  7. 7torment

Characters in 煎熬

煎jiān · to pan fry熬āo · to simmer; to boil slowly

Related words

熬to simmer; to boil slowly熬to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct煎to pan fry煎饼jianbing, a savory Chinese crêpe熬夜to stay up late or all night峇拉煎(loanword) belachan (South-East Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste)水煎包pan-fried bun (covered and steamed after pan-frying), usually with pork or vegetable filling滚油煎心to suffer mental anguish (idiom)焙煎to dry and roast over a low fire (tea, chestnuts, seaweed etc)煎炒to lightly fry煎炸to fry煎炸油frying oil

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