鍊〔炼〕 {liàn}

1. to refine
2. to smelt

鍊〔炼〕 {liàn}

1. chain
2. cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m)
3. chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m)
4. to chain
5. to enchain

煉〔炼〕 lin⁶ {liàn}

1. to refine
2. to smelt

煉丹〔炼-〕 lin⁶ daan¹ {liàn dān}

to concoct pills of immortality

煉化〔炼-〕 lin⁶ faa³ {liàn huà}

1. to refine
2. refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)

煉句〔炼-〕 lin⁶ geoi³ {liàn jù}

to polish a phrase

煉鋼〔炼钢〕 lin⁶ gong³ {liàn gāng}

steelmaking

煉油〔炼-〕 lin⁶ jau⁴ {liàn yóu}

oil refinery

煉獄〔炼狱〕 lin⁶ juk⁶ {liàn yù}

purgatory

煉乳〔炼-〕 lin⁶ jyu⁵ {liàn rǔ}

1. to condense milk (by evaporation)
2. condensed milk

煉奶〔炼-〕 lin⁶ naai⁵ {liàn nǎi}

condensed milk

煉鐵〔炼铁〕 lin⁶ tit³ {liàn tiě}

smelting iron

煉珍〔炼-〕 lin⁶ zan¹ {liàn zhēn}

a delicacy (food)

煉字〔炼-〕 lin⁶ zi⁶ {liàn zì}

1. calligraphy practice
2. to search for the right word

煉焦〔炼-〕 lin⁶ ziu¹ {liàn jiāo}

1. coking
2. the process of producing coke from coal

鍊金術〔炼-术〕 lin⁶ gam¹ seot⁶ {liàn jīn shù}

alchemy;spagirism

煉丹術〔炼-术〕 lin⁶ daan¹ seot⁶ {liàn dān shù}

1. maker of immortality pill
2. concocting magic pills

煉金術〔炼-术〕 lin⁶ gam¹ seot⁶ {liàn jīn shù}

alchemy

煉鋼廠〔炼钢厂〕 lin⁶ gong³ cong² {liàn gāng chǎng}

steel mill

煉油廠〔炼-厂〕 lin⁶ jau⁴ cong² {liàn yóu chǎng}

oil refinery

煉鐵廠〔炼铁厂〕 lin⁶ tit³ cong² {liàn tiě chǎng}

iron foundry

煉焦爐〔炼-炉〕 lin⁶ ziu¹ lou⁴ {liàn jiāo lú}

coking furnace

煉金術士〔炼-术-〕 lin⁶ gam¹ seot⁶ si⁶ {liàn jīn shù shì}

alchemist

煉之未定〔炼---〕 lin⁶ zi¹ mei⁶ ding⁶ {liàn zhī wèi dìng}

to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision

煉丹八卦爐〔炼---炉〕 lin⁶ daan¹ baat³ gwaa³ lou⁴ {liàn dān bā guà lú}

1. eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality
2. symbol of the alchemist's art
3. Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble