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熬头儿

áo tou rdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(coll.) the reward of one's efforts / the light at the end of the tunnel
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1ae1d58ec4273945. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

熬頭兒 熬头儿 [ao2 tou5 r5] /(coll.) the reward of one's efforts/the light at the end of the tunnel/

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Other forms in these source records: 熬頭兒

  • 熬
    āo

    to simmer / to boil slowly

    áo

    to cook on a slow fire / to extract by heating / to decoct / to endure

  • 头
    tóu

    head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:個|个[gè]

    tou

    suffix for nouns

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.