Usage of the character 镬
huò
镬
[鑊]
- wok (dialect)
- cauldron (old)
huòqì
镬气
[鑊氣]
- "wok hei", a distinctive smoky, charred, and slightly caramelized flavor imparted to food cooked in a wok over a high flame (orthographic borrowing from Cantonese, Jyutping: wok6 hei3)
fǔyuètānghuò
斧钺汤镬
[斧鉞湯鑊]
- battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution
dāojùdǐnghuò
刀锯鼎镬
[刀鋸鼎鑊]
- knife, saw and cauldron
- ancient instruments of torture
- fig. torture