‘烫发’ literally means ‘to heat hair’ and refe

‘Tàng jīn’ (烫金) literally means ‘scalding g

‘烫伤’ (tàng shāng) is a compound noun meaning

自燃 (zì rán) literally means 'self-ignite' —

燃眉之急 literally means 'a fire burning one’s ey

"Rán méi" literally combines 燃 (rán, 'to burn'

煤灰 (méi huī) literally combines 煤 (coal) and

A méi qiú (coal briquette) is a small, round or

煤油 (méi yóu) literally means 'coal oil' — 煤

Coal is a black or brown combustible sedimentary r

烈火 literally combines 烈 (liè), meaning 'intens

烈日 literally combines 烈 (liè), meaning 'intens

'Liè jiǔ' literally combines 烈 (liè), meaning

干炸 (gān zhá) is a Chinese cooking technique me

炸豆腐 (zhá dòu fǔ) literally means 'fried bean

炸糕 (zhá gāo) is a traditional Chinese snack ma

Zhá jiàng miàn literally means 'fried sauce noo

‘炸鸡’ literally means ‘fried chicken’ — a po

炮羊肉 (páo yáng ròu) is a traditional Beijing-

‘Páo luò’ refers to a brutal torture method us

炮姜 (pào jiāng) is a traditional Chinese medici

A tàn yáo is a traditional kiln or oven specific

‘黑炭’ (hēi tàn) literally means 'black charco

‘炭筆’ (tàn bǐ) literally means ‘charcoal + p

‘炭火’ literally means ‘charcoal fire’—a fire

Bamboo charcoal (zhú tàn) is a type of charcoal

木炭 (mù tàn) literally means 'wood charcoal' —

炒豆 (chǎo dòu) literally means 'stir-fried bean

炒面 (chǎo miàn) literally means 'stir-fried noo

A chǎo guō (wok) is a deep, round-bottomed cooki

炒菜 (chǎo cài) literally means 'stir-fry + dish

炒饭 (chǎo fàn) literally means 'stir-fried rice

‘灾民’ (zāi mín) literally combines ‘灾’ (z

防灾 (fáng zāi) literally combines 防 (fáng), m

‘灾难’ (zāi nàn) is a compound noun meaning 'c

‘天灾’ literally means ‘heaven’s calamity’ —

‘水灾’ (shuǐ zāi) literally combines ‘水’ (s

'Dead ashes reignite' is a vivid idiom describing

灰烬 (huī jìn) literally combines 灰 (huī), mea

灰色 (huī sè) literally combines 灰 (huī), mean