灶
cooking stove; kitchen; kitchen god
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesnoun
cooking stove; cooking range
Refers to the primary appliance for cooking food over an open flame or other heat source.
The gas stove in my home works very well.
They built a stone stove in the mountains to cook meals.
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Both stoves and ranges are tools for making fire and cooking food.
Many rural families still use earthen stoves to cook meals.
This stove has a very strong fire.
noun
kitchen; cooking area
literaryUsed metaphorically to refer to the kitchen space, often in fixed collocations.
She goes to the kitchen to cook every day.
In ancient times, women mostly did work in the kitchen.
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He is in charge of the kitchen and manages the family's daily meals and life.
The food on the stove is almost ready.
The kitchen of this restaurant is very clean.
noun
kitchen god
traditional_folkRefers to the traditional Chinese household deity in charge of the kitchen and family affairs.
We will offer sacrifices to the kitchen god during the Spring Festival.
On the day of Little Year, we send the Kitchen King to heaven for a report.
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There are many folk customs related to offering sacrifices to the kitchen god.
He placed offerings in front of the kitchen god's altar.
Sending off the kitchen god is an important traditional activity before the Spring Festival.