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炒

Mandarin · pinyin chǎo

to sauté; to stir-fry
to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp
to hype up
to sack; to fire (sb)

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炒: chǎo · fry, saute, roast, boil, cook

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3 · chao3

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caau2

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to stir fry; to sauté
(slang) to sack; to fire (short for 炒魷魚 /炒鱿鱼 (chǎo yóuyú))
(originally Cantonese) to speculate in
(Hong Kong Cantonese, of machines) to crash
(Hong Kong Cantonese) to perform badly (in a test or exam)
(Hong Kong Cantonese, transitive, in matches or competitions) to win (someone)

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