áo

áoyè

to stay up late or all night

āo

to boil / to simmer

áo

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

jiānáo

to suffer / to torture / to torment / ordeal / suffering / torture / torment

āofū

puffed grain / popped wheat / popcorn

áogāo

to simmer to a paste

áoyào

to decoct medicinal herbs

xífùáochéngpó

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

kǔáo

to endure (years of suffering)

áochūtóu

to break clear of all the troubles and hardships / to achieve success / to make it