熬 ngou⁴ {āo}

1. to boil
2. to simmer

熬 ngou⁴ {áo}

1. to cook on a slow fire
2. to extract by heating
3. to decoct
4. to endure

熬粥 ngou⁴ zuk¹ {áo zhōu}

to boil porridge; to talk for a long time on the phone

熬稃 ngou⁴ fu¹ {āo fū}

1. puffed grain
2. popped wheat
3. popcorn

熬膏 ngou⁴ gou¹ {áo gāo}

to simmer to a paste

熬夜 ngou⁴ je⁶ {áo yè}

to stay up late or all night

熬藥〔-药〕 ngou⁴ joek⁶ {áo yào}

to decoct medicinal herbs

熬煎 ngou⁴ zin¹ {áo jiān}

1. suffering
2. torture

熬出頭〔--头〕 ngaau⁴ ceot¹ tau⁴ {áo chū tóu}

1. to break clear of all the troubles and hardships
2. to achieve success
3. to make it

熬頭兒〔-头儿〕 ngou⁴ tau⁴ ji⁴ {áo tou r}

1. (coll.) the reward of one's efforts
2. the light at the end of the tunnel

熬更守夜 ngaau⁴ gaang¹ sau² je⁶ {áo gēng shǒu yè}

to stay up through the night (idiom)