a savory Chinese pancake or crêpe made from a thin batter of flour and water spread onto a griddle

to suffer or endure physical or mental torment; an ordeal or agony

to fry an egg or eggs

To boil medicinal herbs in water to make a liquid medicine; specifically used for traditional Chinese herbal medicine.

frying pan; frier

to fry food in a small amount of oil; to lightly fry

suffering; hardship; torture

mental distress caused by intense pressure or suffering; the act of torturing or pressing someone

Why be in such a hurry to fight among ourselves; used to describe siblings or close associates who pressure or harm each other. Derived from the poem [[七步诗|七步詩|qi1 bu4 shi1]] by Cao Zhi.

suffering deeply or feeling extremely distressed, as if one's heart is being fried or tormented; used to describe intense inner grief or anxiety

To be tormented by anxiety; to be in a state of deep distress or intense worry

Refers to oil burning itself away to provide light; used as a metaphor for a person who invites misfortune or suffers harm because of their own talent or wealth.

The second boiling of Chinese herbal medicine after the first batch of liquid has been poured out; the resulting medicinal liquid from this second decoction.

to be plagued by conflicting emotions or external pressures; to suffer simultaneously from multiple difficulties

to fret; to worry or be filled with grief

(loanword) belachan; a Southeast Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste

pan-fried bun usually with pork or vegetable filling, cooked by being pan-fried then steamed while covered

to fry in oil; to pan-fry or pan-broil

experiencing intense physical pain, as if being fried in oil and scorched by fire

Vexed or worried; also describes suffering and being tormented by a long-term illness in literary contexts.

(idiom) to be in extreme agony or torture; to suffer intense mental anguish

to dry or roast food over a low heat; to torrefy; used for items like tea, chestnuts, or seaweed

a herbal medicine liquid prepared by boiling herbs in water and then straining out the dregs

to deep-fry; to pan-fry

oil used for frying or deep-frying

fried food; food items that have been pan-fried or deep-fried

to fry ingredients and then boil them

to pan-fry a beefsteak; fried beefsteak

pan-fried pork chop; pork steak

omelet; omelette

fried dumpling; potsticker

to pan-fry food (such as dumplings or fish) starting from a raw state, usually with a small amount of water to steam them simultaneously

A type of small, pan-fried steamed bun usually filled with pork and gelatin that melts into soup when cooked; a specialty of Shanghai.

Shanghainese specialty consisting of a pan-fried bun usually filled with pork and savory gelatin that melts into juice when heated

Describes people in a close relationship, especially brothers, who are fighting or harming each other; based on a famous poem by the ancient poet [[曹植|曹植|cao2 zhi2]] about a beanstalk being burned to cook the beans

to be burning with anxiety; describes feeling a deep, agonizing impatience or worry

a popular Taiwanese snack made by frying fresh oysters with egg, starch, and vegetables

fruit preserved in honey or sugar, often dried; same as the more common term for glacé fruit

Burning beanstalks to cook the beans; a metaphor for fratricide or cruel fighting among family members and brothers. This idiom originates from the [[七步诗|七步詩|qi1 bu4 shi1]] attributed to the poet [[曹植|曹植|cao2 zhi2]].