炸 (zaa3 | zha4 zha2) : explode; blow up; flare up; deep-fry

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炸

zaa3

zha4 zha2

[粵] zaa3 [國] zha4
[1] explode; burst; break
[2] blow up; blast; bomb
[3] flare up; fly into a rage

[粵] zaa3 [國] zha2
[1] deep-fry; fry in deep fat or oil
[2] [國] scald | [粵] 焯

Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

炸

This word has been viewed 10903 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Mar 2014 14:15

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炸子雞 zaa3 zi2 gai1 = crispy fried chicken

炸薯條 zaa3 syu4 tiu4*2 = french fry; fried potato

轟炸 gwang1 zaa3 hong1 zha4 = [v] to bomb (a place) [n] a bombing

油炸鬼 jau4 zaa3 gwai2 you2 zha4 gui3 = fried fritter; Chinese donut; Chinese cruller 粵

爆炸 baau3 zaa3 bao4 zha4 = to explode

炸彈 zaa3 daan6*2 zha4 dan4 = bomb

炸藥 zaa3 joek6 zha4 yao4 = explosive material; dynamite

炸兩 zaa3 loeng5*2 = fried bread stick rice noodle roll

炸醬麵 zaa3 zoeng3 min6 zha2 jiang4 mian4 = Zha Jiang Mian, noodle with meat sauce on the top

人肉炸彈 jan4 juk6 zaa3 daan6*2 = suicide bomber
See all 53 compounds (CantoDict reports 58 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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