烹
pēng
to boil; to brew (tea)
to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce; (old) to boil to death (judicial punishment in ancient times)
她把虾仁放入锅中快速烹了一下，加入酱汁翻炒。
tā bǎ xiā rén fàng rù guō zhōng kuài sù pēng le yī xià， jiā rù jiàng zhī fān chǎo。
she put the shrimp into the pan, briefly stir-fried them, then added sauce and tossed everything together.
古代有一种酷刑，是将犯人烹于大鼎之中。
gǔ dài yǒu yī zhǒng kù xíng， shì jiāng fàn rén pēng yú dà dǐng zhī zhōng。
in ancient times there was a cruel punishment of boiling the condemned person to death in a large cauldron.
Words with 烹
兔死狗烹
tù sǐ gǒu pēng
lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
治大国若烹小鲜
zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān
ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
烹煮
pēng zhǔ
to cook
烹茶
pēng chá
to brew tea
烹制
pēng zhì
to cook
烹调
pēng tiáo
to cook
烹调术
pēng tiáo shù
cookery
烹饪
pēng rèn
cooking; culinary arts
烹饪法
pēng rèn fǎ
cuisine
狡兔死走狗烹
jiǎo tù sǐ zǒu gǒu pēng
see 兔死狗烹[tu4 si3 gou3 peng1]