tí liàn
to extract (ore, minerals etc)
to refine
to purify
to process
duàn liàn
to engage in physical exercise
to work out
to toughen
to temper
jīng liàn
to refine (a substance)
to purify
to refine (one's skills, writing etc)
refined
polished
succinct
skilled
capable
xiū liàn
(of Taoists) to practice austerities
to practice asceticism
liàn dān
to concoct pills of immortality
liàn jiāo
coking
the process of producing coke from coal
liàn huà
to refine
refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)
liàn rǔ
to condense milk (by evaporation)
condensed milk
zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
bǎi liàn chéng gāng
to be tempered into a steel
duàn liàn
to forge
to toughen
to temper
liàn dān shù
maker of immortality pill
concocting magic pills
xiū liàn chéng xiān
lit. to practice austerities to become a Daoist immortal
practice makes perfect
yě liàn lú
a furnace for smelting metal
páo liàn
to parch and refine medicinal herbs
liàn zhī wèi dìng
to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision
liàn dān bā guà lú
eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality
symbol of the alchemist's art
Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble
níng liàn
variant of 凝練|凝练[ning2 lian4]
xǐ liàn
variant of 洗練|洗练[xi3 lian4]
bǎi liàn gāng
high-grade well-tempered steel
jiǎn liàn
variant of 簡練|简练[jian3 lian4]
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