lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute; to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
全烧祭全燒祭quan2 shao1 ji4
burnt offering (Judaism)
燃烧燃燒ran2 shao1
to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming
燃烧匙燃燒匙ran2 shao1 chi2
deflagrating spoon; combustion spoon
燃烧弹燃燒彈ran2 shao1 dan4
fire bomb; incendiary device
燃烧剂燃燒劑ran2 shao1 ji4
incendiary agent
燃烧瓶燃燒瓶ran2 shao1 ping2
Molotov cocktail
惹火烧身惹火燒身re3 huo3 shao1 shen1
stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt; fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling
日式烧肉日式燒肉ri4 shi4 shao1 rou4
yakiniku (Japanese-style grilled meat)
烧包燒包shao1 bao1
to forget oneself in extravagance; to burn money
烧杯燒杯shao1 bei1
beaker (glassware)
烧饼燒餅shao1 bing5
baked sesame seed-coated cake
烧菜燒菜shao1 cai4
to cook
烧茶燒茶shao1 cha2
to make tea
烧到燒到shao1 dao4
to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature)
烧高香燒高香shao1 gao1 xiang1
to burn incense; to thank profusely
烧锅燒鍋shao1 guo1
a still (for distilling alcohol)
烧焊燒焊shao1 han4
to weld
烧红燒紅shao1 hong2
heat until red
烧荒燒荒shao1 huang1
to clear waste land or forest by burning; slash-and-burn (agriculture)
烧毁燒燬shao1 hui3
to burn; to burn down
烧火燒火shao1 huo3
to light a fire for cooking
烧碱燒鹼shao1 jian3
caustic soda NaOH
烧焦燒焦shao1 jiao1
to burn; to scorch; burned; burning; scorched; charred
烧结燒結shao1 jie2
to sinter; to agglomerate ore by burning
烧酒燒酒shao1 jiu3
name of a famous Tang dynasty wine; same as 白酒
烧开燒開shao1 kai1
to boil
烧烤燒烤shao1 kao3
barbecue; to roast
烧烤酱燒烤醬shao1 kao3 jiang4
barbecue sauce
烧腊燒臘shao1 la4
barbecue (Cantonese style)
烧利市燒利市shao1 li4 shi4
(old) to burn paper money as an offering
烧录燒錄shao1 lu4
to burn (a CD or DVD)
烧埋燒埋shao1 mai2
to bury; funeral rites
烧麦燒麥shao1 mai4
shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling; also written 燒賣|烧卖
烧卖燒賣shao1 mai4
shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling; also written 燒麥|烧麦
烧毛燒毛shao1 mao2
to singe (textiles)
烧煤燒煤shao1 mei2
to burn coal
烧瓶燒瓶shao1 ping2
laboratory flask
烧钱燒錢shao1 qian2
to burn money (esp. paper money as part of religious ceremony); (fig.) to spend money crazily
烧茄子燒茄子shao1 qie2 zi5
stewed eggplant
烧伤燒傷shao1 shang1
burn (injury)
烧水燒水shao1 shui3
to heat water; to boil water
烧死燒死shao1 si3
to burn to death
烧胎燒胎shao1 tai1
burnout; peel out
烧炭燒炭shao1 tan4
to manufacture charcoal; to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)
烧味燒味shao1 wei4
siu mei; spit-roasted meat dish in Cantonese cuisine
烧香燒香shao1 xiang1
to burn incense
烧香拜佛燒香拜佛shao1 xiang1 bai4 fo2
to burn incense and worship Buddha
烧心燒心shao1 xin1
to worry
烧夷弹燒夷彈shao1 yi2 dan4
fire bomb; incendiary device
烧硬燒硬shao1 ying4
to fire (pottery)
烧纸燒紙shao1 zhi3
to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony)
烧制燒製shao1 zhi4
to fire (in a kiln)
烧煮燒煮shao1 zhu3
to cook
烧灼燒灼shao1 zhuo2
to burn; to scorch; to cauterize
烧灼感燒灼感shao1 zhuo2 gan3
burning pain
烧灼伤燒灼傷shao1 zhuo2 shang1
burn (injury); scorching
烧灼疼燒灼疼shao1 zhuo2 teng2
burning pain
寿喜烧壽喜燒shou4 xi3 shao1
sukiyaki
铁板烧鐵板燒tie3 ban3 shao1
teppanyaki
铜锣烧銅鑼燒tong2 luo2 shao1
dorayaki (a Japanese confection)
退烧退燒tui4 shao1
to reduce fever
退烧药退燒藥tui4 shao1 yao4
antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)
lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb); fig. cannot be easily eliminated; abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风