Usage of the character 烹
pēng
烹
[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