煿 (bó) - To fry, to roast, to cook with dry & a method of cooking food.

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煿 · bó

To fry, to roast, to cook with dry heat;

a method of cooking food.

To fry, to roast, to cook with drya method of cooking food.

Usage highlights

fry fishroast meatdry heat cookingfry in oilroast over fire

Synonyms

  • 烤— to roast, to bake
  • 煎— to pan-fry
  • 炸— to deep-fry

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The chef is frying fish (煿鱼).
  • She roasted the meat over the fire (煿肉).
  • This cooking method involves dry heat (煿炙).

Collocations

  • fry fish(煿鱼)
  • roast meat(煿肉)
  • dry heat cooking(煿炙)
  • fry in oil(油煿)
  • roast over fire(火煿)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Represents an ancient Chinese cooking technique using dry heat.
  • Less commonly used in modern Chinese compared to more general terms like 炒 (stir-fry) or 烤 (bake/roast).

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