‘隔墙’ literally means ‘separating wall’ — 隔

防火墙 (fáng huǒ qiáng) literally means 'fire-p

'Brick wall' (zhuān qiáng) is a compound noun fo

‘围墙’ literally combines ‘围’ (to enclose, su

‘墙壁’ (qiáng bì) literally combines ‘墙’ (q

破烂 (pò làn) literally combines 破 ('broken, to

‘烂泥’ literally means 'rotten mud' — combining

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), shī zào r

‘Zào ké’ literally means ‘dry cough’ and ref

‘Nèi zào’ (internal dryness) is a fundamental

军营 (jūn yíng) literally combines 军 (jūn), me

营地 (yíng dì) literally combines 营 (yíng), me

‘烫发’ literally means ‘to heat hair’ and refe

‘Tàng jīn’ (烫金) literally means ‘scalding g

‘烫伤’ (tàng shāng) is a compound noun meaning

自燃 (zì rán) literally means 'self-ignite' —

燃眉之急 literally means 'a fire burning one’s ey

"Rán méi" literally combines 燃 (rán, 'to burn'

煤灰 (méi huī) literally combines 煤 (coal) and

A méi qiú (coal briquette) is a small, round or

煤油 (méi yóu) literally means 'coal oil' — 煤

Coal is a black or brown combustible sedimentary r

烈火 literally combines 烈 (liè), meaning 'intens

烈日 literally combines 烈 (liè), meaning 'intens

'Liè jiǔ' literally combines 烈 (liè), meaning

干炸 (gān zhá) is a Chinese cooking technique me

炸豆腐 (zhá dòu fǔ) literally means 'fried bean

炸糕 (zhá gāo) is a traditional Chinese snack ma

Zhá jiàng miàn literally means 'fried sauce noo

‘炸鸡’ literally means ‘fried chicken’ — a po

炮羊肉 (páo yáng ròu) is a traditional Beijing-

‘Páo luò’ refers to a brutal torture method us

炮姜 (pào jiāng) is a traditional Chinese medici

A tàn yáo is a traditional kiln or oven specific

‘黑炭’ (hēi tàn) literally means 'black charco

‘炭筆’ (tàn bǐ) literally means ‘charcoal + p

‘炭火’ literally means ‘charcoal fire’—a fire

Bamboo charcoal (zhú tàn) is a type of charcoal

木炭 (mù tàn) literally means 'wood charcoal' —

炒豆 (chǎo dòu) literally means 'stir-fried bean