另起炉灶 另起爐灶
另起炉灶 另起爐灶 lìng qǐ lú zào ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ ling6 hei2 lou4 zou3
- lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch
- back to square one
- to start of on a new path
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另
- 另外 lìng wài ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ling6 ngoi6 additional
- 另一方面 lìng yī fāng miàn ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄧ ㄈㄤ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ling6 jat1 fong1 min6 on the other hand
- 另一 lìng yī ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄧ ling6 jat1 another ...; the other ...
- 另册 另冊 lìng cè ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄜˋ ling6 caak3 the Other List (Qing dynasty register of outlaws)
- 另加 lìng jiā ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ling6 gaa1 to add to
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- 另存 lìng cún ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ling6 cyun4 to save (a file) after options (name, location, format etc) have been selected by the user
- 另寄 lìng jì ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧˋ ling6 gei3 to mail separately
- 另有 lìng yǒu ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ ling6 jau5 to have some other (reason etc)
- 另案 lìng àn ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄢˋ ling6 on3 another case (in law)
- 另用 lìng yòng ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ ling6 jung6 diversion
- 另行 lìng xíng ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ling6 hang4 (to do sth) separately; as a separate action
- 另见 另見 lìng jiàn ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ling6 gin3 cf.
- 另开 另開 lìng kāi ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄎㄞ ling6 hoi1 to break up
- 另类 另類 lìng lèi ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄟˋ ling6 leoi6 offbeat
- 单另 單另 dān lìng ㄉㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˋ daan1 ling6 separately and exclusively
- 另一半 lìng yī bàn ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄧ ㄅㄢˋ ling6 jat1 bun3 other half
- 另存为 另存為 lìng cún wéi ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ling6 cyun4 wai4 Save As ... (menu option in a software application)
- 另有企图 另有企圖 lìng yǒu qǐ tú ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄊㄨˊ ling6 jau5 kei5 tou4 (idiom) to have an ulterior motive
- 另当别论 另當別論 lìng dāng bié lùn ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄤ ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ling6 dong3 bit6 leon6 to treat differently
- 另眼相看 lìng yǎn xiāng kàn ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄎㄢˋ ling6 ngaan5 soeng1 hon1 to treat sb favorably
起
- 一起 yī qǐ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇ jat1 hei2 (in) the same place
- 唤起 喚起 huàn qǐ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ wun6 hei2 to waken (to action)
- 崛起 jué qǐ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧˇ gwat6 hei2 to rise abruptly (to a towering position)
- 引起 yǐn qǐ ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇ jan5 hei2 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- 想起 xiǎng qǐ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇ soeng2 hei2 to recall
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- 挑起 tiǎo qǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ tiu1 hei2 to provoke
- 掀起 xiān qǐ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˇ hin1 hei2 to lift; to raise (a lid etc)
- 提起 tí qǐ ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧˇ tai4 hei2 to mention; to bring up
- 比起 bǐ qǐ ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧˇ bei2 hei2 compared with
- 激起 jī qǐ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˇ gik1 hei2 to arouse
- 发起 發起 fā qǐ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˇ faat3 hei2 to originate
- 兴起 興起 xīng qǐ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˇ hing1 hei2 to rise
- 谈起 談起 tán qǐ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ taam4 hei2 to mention
- 起伏 qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hei2 fuk6 to move up and down
- 起来 起來 qǐ lai ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ hei2 loi4 to stand up; to get up
- 起初 qǐ chū ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
- 起到 qǐ dào ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄠˋ hei2 dou3 (in an expression of the form 起到 + … + 作用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
- 起劲 起勁 qǐ jìn ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ hei2 ging3 energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
- 起床 qǐ chuáng ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄤˊ hei2 cong4 to get out of bed; to get up
- 起步 qǐ bù ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ hei2 bou6 to set out
炉 爐
- 炉子 爐子 lú zi ㄌㄨˊ ˙ㄗ lou4 zi2 stove
- 炉灶 爐灶 lú zào ㄌㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ lou4 zou3 stove
- 微波炉 微波爐 wēi bō lú ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄨˊ mei4 bo1 lou4 microwave oven
- 出炉 出爐 chū lú ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˊ ceot1 lou4 to take out of the furnace
- 司炉 司爐 sī lú ㄙ ㄌㄨˊ si1 lou4 stoker (worker operating a coal fire, esp. for a steam engine)
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- 回炉 回爐 huí lú ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨˊ wui4 lou4 to melt down
- 围炉 圍爐 wéi lú ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨˊ wai4 lou4 to gather around the stove
- 地炉 地爐 dì lú ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄨˊ dei6 lou4 fire pit
- 壁炉 壁爐 bì lú ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄨˊ bik1 lou4 fireplace
- 怀炉 懷爐 huái lú ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄌㄨˊ waai4 lou4 hand warmer (fuel based)
- 暖炉 暖爐 nuǎn lú ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄌㄨˊ nyun5 lou4 space heater
- 洪炉 洪爐 hóng lú ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ hung4 lou4 great furnace (metaphor for a place where character is forged)
- 火炉 火爐 huǒ lú ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄨˊ fo2 lou4 stove
- 烘炉 烘爐 hōng lú ㄏㄨㄥ ㄌㄨˊ hung1 lou4 oven
- 烤炉 烤爐 kǎo lú ㄎㄠˇ ㄌㄨˊ haau1 lou4 oven
- 焦炉 焦爐 jiāo lú ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄨˊ ziu1 lou4 coking furnace
- 煅炉 煅爐 duàn lú ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄨˊ dyun3 lou4 forge
- 煤炉 煤爐 méi lú ㄇㄟˊ ㄌㄨˊ mui4 lou4 coal stove
- 熔炉 熔爐 róng lú ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ jung4 lou4 smelting furnace
- 炉床 爐床 lú chuáng ㄌㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄤˊ lou4 cong4 hearth
灶
- 炉灶 爐灶 lú zào ㄌㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ lou4 zou3 stove
- 中灶 zhōng zào ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄠˋ zung1 zou3 mess hall for mid-level cadres
- 倒灶 dǎo zào ㄉㄠˇ ㄗㄠˋ dou2 zou3 to fall (from power)
- 土灶 tǔ zào ㄊㄨˇ ㄗㄠˋ tou2 zou3 earthen stove; clay stove (typically wood-fired)
- 大灶 dà zào ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄠˋ daai6 zou3 large kitchen stove made from bricks or earth
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- 家灶 jiā zào ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄠˋ gaa1 zou3 hearth
- 小灶 xiǎo zào ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄠˋ siu2 zou3 mess hall for high-ranking cadres
- 灶具 zào jù ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄩˋ zou3 geoi6 stove
- 灶台 zào tái ㄗㄠˋ ㄊㄞˊ zou3 toi4 stovetop; rangetop
- 灶君 Zào jūn ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄩㄣ zou3 gwan1 Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
- 灶屋 zào wū ㄗㄠˋ ㄨ zou3 uk1 (dialect) kitchen
- 灶房 zào fáng ㄗㄠˋ ㄈㄤˊ zou3 fong2 (dialect) kitchen
- 灶火 zào huo ㄗㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ zou3 fo2 stove
- 灶王 Zào wáng ㄗㄠˋ ㄨㄤˊ zou3 wong4 Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
- 灶眼 zào yǎn ㄗㄠˋ ㄧㄢˇ zou3 ngaan5 stovetop burner
- 灶神 Zào shén ㄗㄠˋ ㄕㄣˊ zou3 san4 Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
- 灶间 灶間 zào jiān ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄢ zou3 gaan1 (dialect) kitchen
- 灶马 灶馬 zào mǎ ㄗㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇ zou3 maa5 camel cricket
- 病灶 bìng zào ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄗㄠˋ beng6 zou3 (medicine) lesion; focus of disease; nidus
- 祭灶 jì zào ㄐㄧˋ ㄗㄠˋ zai3 zou3 to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god
Example sentences
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约翰 約翰 离开 離開 了 公司 ， 另起炉灶 另起爐灶 。
John turned his back on the company and started on his own.
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