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Usage of the character 烹

pēng
[烹]
  • cooking method
  • to boil sb alive (capital punishment in imperial China)
pēngzhǔ
烹煮
[烹煮]
  • to cook
  • to boil
pēngzhì
烹制
[烹製]
  • to cook
  • to prepare (food)
pēngchá
烹茶
[烹茶]
  • to brew tea
pēngtiáo
烹调
[烹調]
  • to cook
pēngrèn
烹饪
[烹飪]
  • cooking; culinary arts
pēngtiáoshù
烹调术
[烹調術]
  • cookery
pēngrènfǎ
烹饪法
[烹飪法]
  • cuisine
  • culinary art
  • cookery
  • recipe
tùsǐgǒupēng
兔死狗烹
[兔死狗烹]
  • lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
  • fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
jiǎotùsǐzǒugǒupēng
狡兔死走狗烹
[狡兔死走狗烹]
  • see 兔死狗烹 (tùsǐgǒupēng)
zhìdàguóruòpēngxiǎoxiān
治大国若烹小鲜
[治大國若烹小鮮]
  • ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
  • effective government requires minimal intervention