炒 caau² {chǎo}

(verb) 1. to argue; 2. to fight with

炒 caau² {chǎo}

1. to sauté
2. to stir-fry
3. to speculate
4. to hype
5. to fire (sb)

炒車〔-车〕 caau² ce¹ {chǎo chē}

car crash (spoken)

炒粉 caau² fan² {chǎo fěn}

(food) stir-fried rice noodles

炒金 caau² gam¹ {chǎo jīn}

(verb) to buy/sell gold

炒河 caau² ho² {chǎo hé}

(food) stir-fried rice noodles

炒魷〔-鱿〕 caau² jau⁴ {chǎo yóu}

to be dismissed or fired from work (spoken)

炒友 caau² jau⁵ {chǎo yǒu}

speculator in stock market or any investments

炒樓〔-楼〕 caau² lau⁴ {chǎo lóu}

property speculation

炒賣〔-卖〕 caau² maai⁶ {chǎo mài}

'flipping', to buy and resell assets quickly to make profits

炒麪 caau² min⁶ {chǎo miàn}

stir-fried noodles

炒燶〔-㶶〕 caau² nung¹ {chǎo nóng}

making a loss in the stock market or any investments

炒鑊〔-镬〕 caau² wok⁶ {chǎo huò}

a wok; to pan fry

炒菜 caau² coi³ {chǎo cài}

1. to stir-fry
2. to do the cooking
3. stir-fried dish

炒蛋 caau² daan² {chǎo dàn}

scrambled eggs

炒飯〔-饭〕 caau² faan⁶ {chǎo fàn}

1. fried rice
2. (Taiwan slang) to have sex

炒貨〔-货〕 caau² fo³ {chǎo huò}

roasted snacks (peanuts, chestnuts etc)

炒房 caau² fong⁴ {chǎo fáng}

to speculate in real estate

炒家 caau² gaa¹ {chǎo jiā}

speculator

炒更 caau² gang¹ {chǎo gēng}

to moonlight

炒股 caau² gu² {chǎo gǔ}

(coll.) to speculate in stocks

炒熱〔-热〕 caau² jit⁶ {chǎo rè}

1. hot (i.e. selling well)
2. to raise prices by speculation
3. to hype

炒米 caau² mai⁵ {chǎo mǐ}

1. fried rice
2. millet stir-fried in butter

炒麵〔-面〕 caau² min⁶ {chǎo miàn}

1. stir-fried noodles
2. "chow mein"

炒鍋〔-锅〕 caau² wo¹ {chǎo guō}

1. wok
2. frying pan

炒匯〔-汇〕 caau² wui⁶ {chǎo huì}

to speculate in foreign currency

炒作 caau² zok³ {chǎo zuò}

1. to hype
2. to promote (in the media)

炒菜鏟〔--铲〕 caau² coi³ caan² {chǎo cai chǎn}

a cooking spatula

炒貴刁〔-贵-〕 caau² gwai³ diu¹ {chǎo guì diāo}

char kway teow, type of stir-fried rice noodle

炒粿條〔--条〕 caau² gwo² tiu⁴ {chǎo guǒ tiáo}

char kway teow, a noodle dish from Malaysia

炒魷魚〔-鱿鱼〕 caau² jau⁴ jyu² {chǎo yóu yú}

(food) stir-fried squid

炒米餅〔--饼〕 caau² mai⁵ beng² {chǎo mǐ bǐng}

(food) stir-fried rice crackers; stir-fried rice cookies

炒米粉 caau² mai⁵ fan² {chǎo mǐ fěn}

fried rice noodles

炒黃牛〔-黄-〕 caau² wong⁴ ngau⁴ {chǎo huáng niú}

ticket touting

炒菠菜 caau² bo¹ coi³ {chǎo bō cài}

stir-fried spinach

炒地皮 caau² dei⁶ pei⁴ {chǎo dì pí}

to speculate in building land

炒雞蛋〔-鸡-〕 caau² gai¹ daan² {chǎo jī dàn}

scrambled eggs

炒股票 caau² gu² piu³ {chǎo gǔ piào}

to speculate in stocks

炒魷魚〔-鱿鱼〕 caau² jau⁴ jyu² {chǎo yóu yú}

1. (coll.) to fire sb
2. to sack sb

炒冷飯〔--饭〕 caau² laang⁵ faan⁶ {chǎo lěng fàn}

1. to stir-fry left-over rice
2. fig. to rehash the same story
3. to serve up the same old product

炒蝦拆蟹〔-虾--〕 caau² haa¹ caak³ haai⁵ {chǎo xiā chāi xiè}

to swear; foul-mouthed

炒埋一碟 caau² maai⁴ jat¹ dip⁶ {chǎo mái yì dié}

gather; combine (spoken)

炒買炒賣〔-买-卖〕 caau² maai⁵ caau² maai⁶ {chǎo mǎi chǎo mài}

speculation

炒老板魷魚〔---鱿鱼〕 caau² lou⁵ baan² jau⁴ jyu² {chǎo lǎo bǎn yóu yú}

to quit a job

炒老細魷魚〔--细鱿鱼〕 caau² lou⁵ sai³ jau⁴ jyu² {chǎo lǎo xì yóu yú}

quit from a job (slang)