燒〔烧〕 siu¹ {shāo}

(verb) 1.grill; 2. barbeque

燒〔烧〕 siu¹ {shāo}

1. to burn
2. to cook
3. to stew
4. to bake
5. to roast
6. to heat
7. to boil (tea, water etc)
8. fever
9. to run a temperature
10. (coll.) to let things go to one's head

燒鴨〔烧鸭〕 siu¹ aap³ / aap² {shāo yā}

roast duck

燒青〔烧-〕 siu¹ ceng¹ {shāo qīng}

cloisonné

燒槍〔烧枪〕 siu¹ coeng¹ {shāo qiāng}

shooting (as a sport or at a shooting range)

燒腸〔烧肠〕 siu¹ coeng² {shāo cháng}

roast sausage

燒雞〔烧鸡〕 siu¹ gai¹ {shāo jī}

roast chicken

燒骨〔烧-〕 siu¹ gwat¹ {shāo gǔ}

roast ribs

燒衣〔烧-〕 siu¹ ji¹ {shāo yī}

burning of paper clothes and offerings for ancestor

燒肉〔烧-〕 siu¹ juk⁶ {shāo ròu}

(n.) roast meat, usually referring to pork

燒味〔烧-〕 siu¹ mei⁶ {shāowèi}

(food) "Siu Mei" is rotisserie or BBQ style food

燒鵝〔烧鹅〕 siu¹ ngo² {shāo é}

roast goose

燒燶〔烧㶶〕 siu¹ nung¹ {shāo nóng}

(verb) burn; or (adjective) get burned

燒毀〔烧毁〕 siu¹ wai² {shāo huǐ}

(verb) burn down; destroy

燒豬〔烧猪〕 siu¹ zyu¹ {shāo zhū}

(food) Roast pigs

燒包〔烧-〕 siu¹ baau¹ {shāo bāo}

1. to forget oneself in extravagance
2. to burn money

燒餅〔烧饼〕 siu¹ beng² {shāo bing}

baked sesame seed-coated cake

燒杯〔烧-〕 siu¹ bui¹ {shāo bēi}

beaker (glassware)

燒茶〔烧-〕 siu¹ caa⁴ {shāo chá}

to make tea

燒到〔烧-〕 siu¹ dou³ {shāo dào}

to have a fever reaching (a certain temperature)

燒火〔烧-〕 siu¹ fo² {shāo huǒ}

to light a fire for cooking

燒荒〔烧-〕 siu¹ fong¹ {shāo huāng}

1. to clear waste land or forest by burning
2. slash-and-burn (agriculture)

燒鹼〔烧碱〕 siu¹ gaan² {shāo jiǎn}

caustic soda NaOH

燒結〔烧结〕 siu¹ git³ {shāo jié}

1. to sinter
2. to agglomerate ore by burning

燒烤〔烧-〕 siu¹ haau¹ {shāo kǎo}

1. barbecue
2. to roast

燒香〔烧-〕 siu¹ hoeng¹ {shāo xiāng}

to burn incense

燒開〔烧开〕 siu¹ hoi¹ {shāo kāi}

to boil

燒焊〔烧-〕 siu¹ hon⁶ {shāo hàn}

to weld

燒紅〔烧红〕 siu¹ hung⁴ {shāo hóng}

heat until red

燒臘〔烧腊〕 siu¹ laap⁶ {shāo là}

barbecue (Cantonese style)

燒錄〔烧录〕 siu¹ luk⁶ {shāo lù}

to burn (a CD or DVD)

燒埋〔烧-〕 siu¹ maai⁴ {shāo mái}

1. to bury
2. funeral rites

燒賣〔烧卖〕 siu¹ maai⁶ {shāo mài}

shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling

燒味〔烧-〕 siu¹ mei⁶ {shāo wèi}

1. siu mei
2. spit-roasted meat dish in Cantonese cuisine

燒毛〔烧-〕 siu¹ mou⁴ {shāo máo}

to singe (textiles)

燒煤〔烧-〕 siu¹ mui⁴ {shāo méi}

to burn coal

燒硬〔烧-〕 siu¹ ngaang⁶ {shāo yìng}

to fire (pottery)

燒瓶〔烧-〕 siu¹ ping⁴ {shāo píng}

laboratory flask

燒心〔烧-〕 siu¹ sam¹ {shāo xīn}

to worry

燒死〔烧-〕 siu¹ sei² {shāo sǐ}

to burn to death

燒水〔烧-〕 siu¹ seoi² {shāo shuǐ}

1. to heat water
2. to boil water

燒傷〔烧伤〕 siu¹ soeng¹ {shāo shāng}

burn (injury)

燒炭〔烧-〕 siu¹ taan³ {shāo tàn}

1. to manufacture charcoal
2. to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning)

燒燬〔烧毁〕 siu¹ wai² {shāo huǐ}

1. to burn
2. to burn down

燒鍋〔烧锅〕 siu¹ wo¹ {shāo guō}

a still (for distilling alcohol)

燒製〔烧制〕 siu¹ zai³ {shāo zhì}

to fire (in a kiln)

燒酒〔烧-〕 siu¹ zau² {shāo jiǔ}

1. name of a famous Tang dynasty wine
2. same as 白酒

燒紙〔烧纸〕 siu¹ zi² {shāo zhǐ}

to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony)

燒焦〔烧-〕 siu¹ ziu¹ {shāo jiāo}

1. to burn
2. to scorch
3. burned
4. burning
5. scorched
6. charred

燒灼〔烧-〕 siu¹ zoek³ {shāo zhuó}

1. to burn
2. to scorch
3. to cauterize

燒煮〔烧-〕 siu¹ zyu² {shāo zhǔ}

to cook

燒嘢食〔烧--〕 siu¹ je⁵ sik⁶ {shāo yě shí}

barbeque (spoken)

燒乳鴿〔烧-鸽〕 siu¹ jyu⁵ gaap³ {shāo rǔ gē}

(food) a deep-fired pigeon

燒乳豬〔烧-猪〕 siu¹ jyu⁵ zyu¹ {shāo rǔ zhū}

roast suckling pig

燒冷灶〔烧--〕 siu¹ laang⁵ zou³ {shāo lěng zào}

helping one who has potential to rise to power, seeking for future returns (slang)

燒排骨〔烧--〕 siu¹ paai⁴ gwat¹ {shāo pái gǔ}

roast spareribs

燒炮仗〔烧--〕 siu¹ paau³ zoeng² {shāo pào zhang}

to set off firecrackers

燒枱炮〔烧--〕 siu¹ toi⁴ paau³ {shāo sì pào}

to hit the table in anger

燒壞瓦〔烧坏-〕 siu¹ waai⁶ ngaa⁵ {shāo huài wǎ}

not socialable (slang)

燒高香〔烧--〕 siu¹ gou¹ hoeng¹ {shāo gāo xiāng}

1. to burn incense
2. to thank profusely

燒烤醬〔烧-酱〕 siu¹ haau¹ zoeng³ {shāo kǎo jiàng}

barbecue sauce

燒夷彈〔烧-弹〕 siu¹ ji⁴ daan² {shāo yí dàn}

1. fire bomb
2. incendiary device

燒茄子〔烧--〕 siu¹ ke² zi² {shāo qié zi}

stewed eggplant

燒利市〔烧--〕 siu¹ lai⁶ si⁶ {shāo lì shì}

(old) to burn paper money as an offering

燒灼感〔烧--〕 siu¹ zoek³ gam² {shāo zhuó gǎn}

burning pain

燒灼傷〔烧-伤〕 siu¹ zoek³ soeng¹ {shāo zhuó shāng}

1. burn (injury)
2. scorching

燒灼疼〔烧--〕 siu¹ zoek³ tang⁴ {shāo zhuó téng}

burning pain

燒你數簿〔烧-数-〕 siu¹ nei⁵ sou³ bou⁶ {shāo nǐ shù bù}

an expression to curse / swear at someone, literally 'to burn your account books'

燒香拜佛〔烧---〕 siu¹ hoeng¹ baai³ fat⁶ {shāo xiāng bài Fó}

to burn incense and worship Buddha

燒到…嗰疊〔烧---叠〕 siu¹ dou³ … go² daap⁶ {shāo dào … gè dié}

(verb) drag someone into something; implicate someone to something