to burn or scorch the skin, tissue, or a plant; typically caused by heat, chemicals, or sunlight

scorching hot; burning like fire; searing; blazing

deeply worried; extremely anxious; heart-stricken with anxiety

to burn, scorch, or singe, often resulting in an injury to the skin

profound and correct understanding; incisive and thorough insight

(literary) brilliant; bright; shining; luminous

heartburn; pyrosis

profound or penetrating views; deep insight

clearly; obviously; manifest; distinguished

to briefly cook thin slices of vegetables, fish, or meat in boiling water; a quick scalding technique in Cantonese cuisine

flaming; ablaze; scorching hot

worrying; being deeply concerned and anxious

shining; dazzling; brilliant

A congratulatory phrase used for a woman's wedding, originally describing blooming peach blossoms to represent a bride being married at the ideal age.

anxious; worried

bright and luminous; splendorous; having a brilliant and vivid luster

to burn intensely; to scorch or cauterize

a sharp pain that feels like being burned or scorched

A set phrase referring to the story of Song Emperor Taizu cauterizing his own skin with moxa to share the pain of his sick brother; used to describe deep brotherly affection and care.

(literary) to apply heat to a tortoise shell or animal bone for the purpose of divination; an ancient method of predicting the future by reading the cracks formed by fire

(literary) an ancient method of divination where a tortoise shell is burned with fire and the resulting cracks are interpreted to predict good or bad luck

burn injury; damage to the skin or other tissues caused by heat or chemicals

a sensation of burning pain, such as in a wound or the chest; digestive tract

a type of sharp pain characterized by a sensation of burning

extremely uneasy or anxious, as if burning with worry; internal agitation

The medical treatment of diseased tissue, such as chronic inflammation, ulcers, or bleeding, by burning it with high-frequency electric current and metal electrodes; fulguration

an ancient method of divination where a turtle shell or bone is bored and then scorched until cracks appear to predict the future

to glitter; to shine; to radiate bright; to radiate light