pēng
cooking method
to boil sb alive (capital punishment in imperial China)
pēng rèn fǎ
cuisine
culinary art
cookery
recipe
zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān
ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
effective government requires minimal intervention
tù sǐ gǒu pēng
lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
jiǎo tù sǐ zǒu gǒu pēng
see 兔死狗烹[tu4 si3 gou3 peng1]
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