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ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	炊事员	炊事員	chuī shì yuán	chui1 shi4 yuan2	cook; kitchen worker
2	野炊	野炊	yě chuī	ye3 chui1	to cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing); cookout
3	炊	炊	chuī	chui1	to cook food
4	炊爨	炊爨	chuī cuàn	chui1 cuan4	to light a fire and cook a meal
5	炊具	炊具	chuī jù	chui1 ju4	cooking utensils; cookware; cooker
6	炊器	炊器	chuī qì	chui1 qi4	cooking vessels (archaeology)
7	炊事	炊事	chuī shì	chui1 shi4	cooking
8	炊烟	炊煙	chuī yān	chui1 yan1	smoke from kitchen chimneys
9	炊烟袅袅	炊煙裊裊	chuī yān niǎo niǎo	chui1 yan1 niao3 niao3	Smoke curls up from kitchen chimneys. (idiom)
10	炊烟冉上	炊煙冉上	chuī yān rǎn shàng	chui1 yan1 ran3 shang4	Smoke rises from kitchen chimneys. (idiom)
11	炊烟四起	炊煙四起	chuī yān sì qǐ	chui1 yan1 si4 qi3	Chimney smoke rises all around. (idiom)
12	炊帚	炊帚	chuī zhou	chui1 zhou5	pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
13	米已成炊	米已成炊	mǐ yǐ chéng chuī	mi3 yi3 cheng2 chui1	lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom); fig. what is done cannot be undone
14	巧妇难为无米之炊	巧婦難為無米之炊	qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī	qiao3 fu4 nan2 wei2 wu2 mi3 zhi1 chui1	The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.
15	食玉炊桂	食玉炊桂	shí yù chuī guì	shi2 yu4 chui1 gui4	food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom); the cost of living is very high