熬膏
áo gāo
Pinyin

Definition

熬膏
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áo gāo
  1. to simmer to a paste

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

āo
  1. 1 to boil
  2. 2 to simmer
áo yè
  1. 1 to stay up late or all night
chún gāo
  1. 1 lip balm
  2. 2 lipstick
jiān áo
  1. 1 to suffer
  2. 2 to torture
  3. 3 to torment
  4. 4 ordeal
  5. 5 suffering
  6. 6 torture
  7. 7 torment
yá gāo
  1. 1 toothpaste
  2. 2 CL:管[guǎn]
jié máo gāo
  1. 1 mascara
tì xū gāo
  1. 1 shaving cream
ēn gāo
  1. 1 rich favor
jǐ yá gāo
  1. 1 lit. to squeeze out toothpaste
  2. 2 fig. to extract a confession under pressure
pí pá gāo
  1. 1 Pei Pa Koa, proprietary cough syrup made with traditional Chinese herbs
yóu gāo
  1. 1 balm
rùn chún gāo
  1. 1 chapstick
  2. 2 lip balm
rùn fū gāo
  1. 1 moisturizing cream
áo chū tóu
  1. 1 to break clear of all the troubles and hardships
  2. 2 to achieve success
  3. 3 to make it
áo jiān
  1. 1 suffering
  2. 2 torture
áo yào
  1. 1 to decoct medicinal herbs
bìng rù gāo huāng
  1. 1 lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
  2. 2 the situation is hopeless
shí gāo
  1. 1 gypsum CaSÒ·2(H2O)
  2. 2 plaster
  3. 3 plaster cast (for a broken bone)
mó shā gāo
  1. 1 facial scrub
zhī gāo
  1. 1 fat
  2. 2 grease
  3. 3 riches
  4. 4 fortune
  5. 5 fruits of one's labor

Idioms (6)

媳妇熬成婆
xí fù áo chéng pó
  1. 1 lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor
  3. 3 what goes around comes around
民脂民膏
mín zhī mín gāo
  1. 1 lit. the fat and wealth of the people (idiom); the nation's hard-won wealth (esp. as an object of unscrupulous exploitation)
  2. 2 the people's blood, sweat and tears
泉石膏肓
quán shí gāo huāng
  1. 1 lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom); a deep love of mountain scenery
焚膏继晷
fén gāo jì guǐ
  1. 1 to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
熬更守夜
áo gēng shǒu yè
  1. 1 to stay up through the night (idiom)
病入膏肓
bìng rù gāo huāng
  1. 1 lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure
  2. 2 the situation is hopeless

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