1. shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling2. also written 烧麦[shāo mài]
1. to burn joss paper2. (fig.) to flush money down the toilet
a still (for distilling alcohol)
steamed bun stuffed with skewer-roasted pork
stick or rod used to tend a fire
1. to burn incense2. to thank profusely
takoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food
1. stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt2. fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
1. lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation2. extreme emergency
to burn incense and worship Buddha
teriyaki (Japanese cooking technique)
to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature)
siu mei; Cantonese-style barbecue (roasted meats, such as pork, duck or chicken, seasoned and cooked to a crispy, flavorful finish)
(electronics) screen burn-in
(neologism, attested by 2016) (coll.) (of a situation, problem or piece of content) intensely demanding on the brain; brain-bending
yakitori, a Japanese dish of skewered grilled chicken
okonomiyaki (Japanese savory pancake) in the Kansai or Osaka 大阪[dà bǎn] style
1. deflagrating spoon2. combustion spoon
1. burn (injury)2. scorching
1. to casserole2. to stew3. vacuum flask4. cooker+1 more dorayaki (a Japanese confection)
taiyaki, Japanese-style waffle made with a fish-shaped mold, typically filled with a sweet bean paste
yakiniku (Japanese-style grilled meat)
蜡烛两头烧 蠟燭兩頭燒 là zhú liǎng tóu shāo 1. to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)2. to labor under a double burden
平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo 1. (lit.) to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb)2. (fig.) to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒 liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
野火烧不尽，春风吹又生 野火燒不盡，春風吹又生 yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng 1. lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)2. fig. cannot be easily eliminated3. abbr. to 野火春风[yě huǒ chūn fēng]
真金不怕火来烧 真金不怕火來燒 zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ lái shāo see 真金不怕火炼[zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn]
(old) to burn paper money as an offering