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燒冷灶 (siu1 laang5 zou3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

燒冷灶 (siu1 laang5 zou3, shāo lěng zào) — helping one who has potential to rise to power, seeking for future returns (slang)

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 燒乳豬 (siu1 jyu5 zyu1) — roast suckling pig
• 燒乳鴿 (siu1 jyu5 gaap3) — (food) a deep-fired pigeon
• 燒你數簿 (siu1 nei5 sou3 bou6) — an expression to curse; swear at someone, literally 'to burn your account books'
• 燒嘢食 (siu1 je5 sik6) — barbeque (spoken)
• 燒壞瓦 (siu1 waai6 ngaa5) — not socialable (slang)
• 燒排骨 (siu1 paai4 gwat1) — roast spareribs

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