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zou˗₃灶
Pinyin: zao4
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nounsimplified form of (For details, please refer to )
ninˎ₄年saamˉ¹三sapˍ₆十maanˏ₅晚zeˍ₆謝zou˗₃灶──houˊ²好zouˍ₆做mˎ₄唔zouˍ₆做
简 年三十晚谢灶──好做唔做
Pinyin: nian2 san1 shi2 wan3 xie4 zao4 ── hao3 zuo4 wu2 zuo4
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noundid not do what one should have done (lit., "thank the god of the kitchen on new year's eve--what should be done is undone")
daaiˍ₆大jitˍ₆熱douˊ²倒zou˗₃灶
简 大热倒灶
Pinyin: da4 re4 dao3 zao4
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nouna major upset; failure of the hot favourite
nounthe most popularly predicted outcome turns out not as predicted
douˊ²倒zouˊ²竈
简 倒灶
Pinyin: dao3 zao4
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nounto be more of a hinderance than a help
sip˗₃攝zou˗₃灶laa˗₃罅
简 摄灶罅
Pinyin: she4 zao4 xia4
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nouna spinster
nounany female who have reached suitable age for marriage, but not yet married, and unlikely to attract anyone to be with her
siuˉ¹燒laangˏ₅冷zou˗₃灶
简 烧冷灶
Pinyin: shao1 leng3 zao4
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nounto support someone who has fallen from power or status (lit., "warm a cold stove")
nounhelping one who has potential to rise to power, seeking for future returns (slang)
zai˗₃祭zou˗₃灶
Pinyin: ji4 zao4
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nounKitchen God Festival; on the 24th day (South China) or 23rd day (North China) of the twelfth lunar month. Prayers and offerings are made to the Kitchen God (灶君) on this day. | Also known as 謝灶 (Cantonese preferred term) or 小年 (North China)
lingˍ₆另heiˊ²起louˎ₄爐zou˗₃灶
简 另起炉灶
Pinyin: ling4 qi3 lu2 zao4
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noun(idiom) To set up another business
zeˍ₆謝zou˗₃灶
简 谢灶
Pinyin: xie4 zao4
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nounKitchen God Festival; on the 24th day (South China) or 23rd day (North China) of the twelfth lunar month. Prayers and offerings are made to the Kitchen God (灶君) on this day. | Also known as 祭灶
nounTo express thanks for the god of kitchen