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燙
tong3
Mandarin: tang4
Simplified: 烫
Definitions
  1. 1 to scald
  2. 2 to burn (by scalding)
  3. 3 to blanch (cooking)
  4. 4 to heat (sth) up in hot water
  5. 5 to perm
  6. 6 to iron
  7. 7 scalding hot
  8. 8 # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 燙
燙開
tong3 hoi1
to slide open
發火燙流
faat3 fo3 dong3 lau6
used as an accusation in situations where someone feels that they are not being
燙傷
tong3 soeng1
scald
電燙斗
din6 tong3 dau2
an electric iron
數碼燙髮
sou3 maa5 tong3 faat3
a digital perm (a type of perm that works well with coarse hair)
麻辣燙
maa4 laat6 tong3
malatang, street food similar to hot pot
燙衫
tong3 saam1
to iron clothes [colloquial]
燙髮
tong3 faat3
to have a permanent wave (perm)
燙門
tong3 mun4
sliding door
燙衫板
tong3 saam1 baan2
an ironing board; flat-chested (woman) [colloquial]
熨燙
wan6 tong3
a clothes iron
滾燙
gwan2 tong3
very hot; boiling hot; scalding hot.
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