| 熬出头 | [ aó chū toú ] to break clear of all the troubles and hardships, to achieve success, to make it |
| 熬药 | [ aó yaò ] to decoct medicinal herbs |
| 熬头儿 | [ aó tou ] (coll.) the reward of one's efforts, the light at the end of the tunnel |
| ⇒ 多年媳妇熬成婆 | [ duō nián xí fù aó chéng pó ] see 媳婦熬成婆|媳妇熬成婆[xi2 fu4 ao4 cheng2 po2] |
| ⇒ 媳妇熬成婆 | [ xí fù aó chéng pó ] lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom), fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor, what goes around comes around |
| ⇒ 难熬 | [ nán aó ] hard to bear, unendurable (pain, suffering) |
