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煉〔炼〕 lin6 {liàn}

  1. to refine
  2. to smelt

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煉丹〔炼-〕 lin6 daan1 {liàn dān}

to concoct pills of immortality

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煉化〔炼-〕 lin6 faa3 {liàn huà}

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

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煉句〔炼-〕 lin6 geoi3 {liàn jù}

to polish a phrase

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煉鋼〔炼钢〕 lin6 gong3 {liàn gāng}

steelmaking

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煉油〔炼-〕 lin6 jau4 {liàn yóu}

oil refinery

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煉獄〔炼狱〕 lin6 juk6 {liàn yù}

purgatory

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煉乳〔炼-〕 lin6 jyu5 {liàn rǔ}

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

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煉奶〔炼-〕 lin6 naai5 {liàn nǎi}

condensed milk

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煉鐵〔炼铁〕 lin6 tit3 {liàn tiě}

smelting iron

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煉珍〔炼-〕 lin6 zan1 {liàn zhēn}

a delicacy (food)

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煉字〔炼-〕 lin6 zi6 {liàn zì}

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

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煉焦〔炼-〕 lin6 ziu1 {liàn jiāo}

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

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

  1. maker of immortality pill
  2. concocting magic pills

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

alchemy

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

steel mill

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

oil refinery

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

iron foundry

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

coking furnace

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

alchemist

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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

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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

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