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煎熬

Mandarin · pinyin jiān áo

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煎: jiān · fry in fat or oil; boil in water
熬: áo · cook down, to boil; endure

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1–2 · jian1 ao2

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zin1 ngou4

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verb

(literary, literally) to fry and boil; to cook by boiling
(literary) to produce (something) by prolonged heating; to decoct; to smelt; to refine; to manufacture
(figurative) to torment; to inflict mental suffering (on someone); (of one's heart) to be deeply worried; to be in great distress

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