WordTaiwan frequency #8,672
延燒
ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄠ
“(of fire) to keep burning; to spread to other areas; (fig.) (of disease, conflict, trend) to spread; to intensify”
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- 延續ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄩˋto continue; to go on; to last; to extend; to prolong.
- 延伸ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣto extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread; to lengthen or prolong something in space or time.
- 延長ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊto extend; to prolong; to lengthen; to delay
- 燃燒ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄠto burn; to combust; to ignite; combustion; flaming; a chemical reaction producing light and heat
- 發燒ㄈㄚ ㄕㄠto have a fever; to have a high temperature; (fig.) to be obsessed with; (fig.) thriving; popular
- 拖延ㄊㄨㄛ ㄧㄢˊto delay; to put off; to procrastinate
- 蔓延ㄇㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊto spread; to extend in all directions; to proliferate gradually over an area.
- 延誤ㄧㄢˊ ㄨˋto delay; to be late; to miss a deadline; to cause a setback due to lateness.
- 延遲ㄧㄢˊ ㄔˊto delay; to postpone; to defer; to lag (computing); to procrastinate
- 綿延ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊto stretch continuously; to extend without interruption; to be unbroken (esp. of a mountain range or long feature).
- 紅燒ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄠto braise in soy sauce until reddish-brown; a cooking method: fry meat or fish with scallions and garlic, then simmer with soy sauce and sugar until done.
- 燒香ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄤto burn incense (as an offering in worship); to burn joss sticks; (figurative) to give gifts or throw banquets to curry favor with someone