high heat; impatience and anger
Meanings
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high heat; strong flame
Used literally in cooking contexts to describe cooking over a high flame, which is often not ideal for certain dishes.
Stir-frying requires high heat to be tasty.
You can't use high heat to make soup; you need to simmer it slowly over low heat.
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Cooking rice with high heat doesn't work well; it easily becomes undercooked.
noun
impatience and anger; internal heat from anxiety
Used figuratively in traditional Chinese medicine or everyday speech to describe a state of agitation and anger that is believed to cause physical or mental distress.
The problem remained unsolved, and he fell ill from the anxiety and anger burning inside him.
Don't worry; impatience and anger are harmful to your health.
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She was so anxious about her child's studies that she became agitated and developed a blister in her mouth.