The word "熬煎" is formed by combining the character "熬", which means to boil or simmer slowly, and "煎", which means to fry or pan-fry. Together, these two characters, each denoting a method of cooking that involves applying heat, create a compound word where their literal meanings are used metaphorically to convey the concept of enduring intense and prolonged suffering, as if one is being both boiled and fried.