to break clear of all the troubles and hardships; to achieve success; to make it
熬膏熬膏ao2 gao1
to simmer to a paste
熬更守夜熬更守夜ao2 geng1 shou3 ye4
to stay up through the night (idiom)
熬煎熬煎ao2 jian1
suffering; torture
熬头儿熬頭兒ao2 tou5 er5
(coll.) the reward of one's efforts; the light at the end of the tunnel
熬药熬藥ao2 yao4
to decoct medicinal herbs
熬夜熬夜ao2 ye4
to stay up late or all night
煎熬煎熬jian1 ao2
to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment
苦熬苦熬ku3 ao2
to endure (years of suffering)
难熬難熬nan2 ao2
hard to bear; unendurable (pain, suffering)
媳妇熬成婆媳婦熬成婆xi2 fu4 ao2 cheng2 po2
lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom); fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor; what goes around comes around