zhǔ shóu 
		to boil thoroughly
to cook thoroughly
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shuǐ zhǔ yú 
		Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shuǐ zhǔ dàn 
		boiled egg
soft-boiled egg
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn 
		the rice is cooked
what's done is done
it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			fén qín zhǔ hè 
		lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes
fig. to waste valuable resources
to destroy wantonly beautiful things
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhǔ dòu rán qí 
		burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Guān dōng zhǔ 
		oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth