架在火上烤

Chinese

		to support; frame; rack to support; frame; rack; framework; measure word for planes, large vehicles, radios, etc.	(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing	fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	to roast; bake; to broil
trad. (架在火上烤)		架	在	火	上	烤
simp. #(架在火上烤)		架	在	火	上	烤
Literally: “to put on a rack and grill over an open fire”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jià zài huǒ shàng kǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jià zài huǒ shàng kǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jià zài huǒ shàng kǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chia⁴ tsai⁴ huo³ shang⁴ kʻao³
    • Yale: jyà dzài hwǒ shàng kǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiah tzay huoo shanq kao
    • Palladius: цзя цзай хо шан као (czja czaj xo šan kao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

架在火上烤

1. (figurative) to direct public criticism to someone; to trick someone into an embarrassing or unpopular position; to make someone a scapegoat