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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 zhǔzhu3to cook; to boil; variant of
2煮熟的鸭子飞了 煮熟的鴨子飛了 zhǔ shú de zi fēi lezhu3 shu2 de5 ya1 zi5 fei1 le5the cooked duck flew away (proverb); (fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers
3快煮壶 快煮壺 kuài zhǔ kuai4 zhu3 hu2electric kettle (Tw)
4煮蛋计时器 煮蛋計時器 zhǔ dàn shí zhu3 dan4 ji4 shi2 qi4egg timer
5煮硬 煮硬 zhǔ yìngzhu3 ying4to hard-boil (eggs)
6煮熟 煮熟 zhǔ shóuzhu3 shou2to boil thoroughly; to cook thoroughly
7煮茗操琴 煮茗操琴 zhǔ míng cāo qínzhu3 ming2 cao1 qin2to brew tea and play one's lute (idiom)
8煮开 煮開 zhǔ kāizhu3 kai1to boil (food)
9煮海为盐 煮海為鹽 zhǔ hǎi wéi yánzhu3 hai3 wei2 yan2to boil seawater for salt (idiom)
10煮锅 煮鍋 zhǔ guōzhu3 guo1cooking pot
11煮沸 煮沸 zhǔ fèizhu3 fei4to boil
12煮饭 煮飯 zhǔ fànzhu3 fan4to cook
13煮法 煮法 zhǔ zhu3 fa3cooking method
14煮豆燃萁 煮豆燃萁 zhǔ dòu rán zhu3 dou4 ran2 qi2burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife
15炖煮 燉煮 dùn zhǔdun4 zhu3Stew
16煮蛋 煮蛋 zhǔ dànzhu3 dan4boiled egg
17水煮鱼 水煮魚 shuǐ zhǔ shui3 zhu3 yu2Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil
18水煮蛋 水煮蛋 shuǐ zhǔ dànshui3 zhu3 dan4boiled egg; soft-boiled egg
19生米煮成熟饭 生米煮成熟飯 shēng zhǔ chéng shú fànsheng1 mi3 zhu3 cheng2 shu2 fan4the rice is cooked; what's done is done; it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
20烧煮 燒煮 shāo zhǔshao1 zhu3to cook
21烹煮 烹煮 pēng zhǔpeng1 zhu3to cook; to boil
22家庭煮夫 家庭煮夫 jiā tíng zhǔ jia1 ting2 zhu3 fu1househusband
23关东煮 關東煮 guān dōng zhǔGuan1 dong1 zhu3oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth
24焚琴煮鹤 焚琴煮鶴 fén qín zhǔ fen2 qin2 zhu3 he4lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes; fig. to waste valuable resources; to destroy wantonly beautiful things