Chinese

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fire; angry; fierce
fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving
 
wait
trad. (火候)
simp. #(火候)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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火候

  1. (cooking) heat control; duration and degree of heating
    不夠火候 [MSC, trad.]
    不够火候 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè dào cài bùgòu huǒhòu. [Pinyin]
    This dish is undercooked.
  2. (education, figurative) level of scholarship
  3. (figurative) crucial moment; opportunity

Synonyms

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  • (opportunity):