燒冷灶 (siu1 laang5 zou3 | ) : [exp] to support someone who has fallen from power or status (lit., "warm a cold stove")

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燒冷灶

siu1 laang5 zou3

[exp] to support someone who has fallen from power or status (lit., "warm a cold stove")

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

燒冷灶

This word has been viewed 1527 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 23rd Dec 2006 06:51 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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燒 siu1 - burn; heat; cook; fever
冷 laang5 laang5*1 - cold; cool; chilly
灶 zou3 - kitchen range

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