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Trad. 燒
- 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
Trad. 延燒
- (of fire) to continue burning; to spread
- (fig.) (of a disease, controversy, issue or trend) to spread; to intensify; to gain traction
Trad. 發燒
- to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever
- (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over
- (fig.) flourishing; thriving; popular
Trad. 燒味
- siu mei; Cantonese-style barbecue (roasted meats, such as pork, duck or chicken, seasoned and cooked to a crispy, flavorful finish)
Trad. 燒炭
- to manufacture charcoal
- to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)
Trad. 燒腦
- (neologism c. 2016) (coll.) (of a situation, problem or piece of content) intensely demanding on the brain; brain-bending
Trad. 燒臘
- siu mei (燒味|烧味[shao1 wei4]) made from cured meat 臘肉|腊肉[la4 rou4]
Trad. 燒荒
- to clear waste land or forest by burning
- slash-and-burn (agriculture)
Trad. 燒賣
- shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
- also written 燒麥|烧麦[shao1 mai4]
Trad. 燒麥
- shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling
- also written 燒賣|烧卖[shao1 mai4]
Trad. 串燒
- to cook on a skewer
- barbecued food on a skewer
- shish kebab
- (fig.) to perform or play songs in sequence
- sequence of songs
- medley
Trad. 退燒藥
- antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)
Trad. 大阪燒
- okonomiyaki (Japanese savory pancake) in the Kansai or Osaka 大阪[Da4 ban3] style
Trad. 章魚燒
- takoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food
Trad. 鯛魚燒
- taiyaki, Japanese-style waffle made with a fish-shaped mold, typically filled with a sweet bean paste
Trad. 火燒火燎
- restless with anxiety
- to feel unbearably painful or hot
Trad. 火燒眉毛
- lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
- extreme emergency
Trad. 揀佛燒香
- to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
Trad. 日式燒肉
- yakiniku (Japanese-style grilled meat)
Trad. 惹火燒身
- 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
Trad. 燒香拜佛
- to burn incense and worship Buddha
Trad. 蠟燭兩頭燒
- to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)
- to labor under a double burden
Trad. 真金不怕火來燒
- see 真金不怕火煉|真金不怕火炼[zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 huo3 lian4]