露 (lou6 | lu4 lou4) : dew; beverages; cosmetics; show; reveal

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露

lou6

lu4 lou4

[1] [n] dew
[2] [n] beverage or cosmetics made by distilling flowers, fruit or leaves
[3] [v] show; reveal; expose; be in the open

Pinyin lu4 is standard reading for all definitions. lou4 is used only as colloquial reading for definition [3].

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 21

Level: 2

Radical: (#173)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

露

This word has been viewed 11698 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Oct 2013 15:29

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白露 baak6 lou6 bai2 lu4 = Bailu or White Dew, 15th of the 24 solar terms 8th-22nd September

寒露 hon4 lou6 han2 lu4 = Cold Dew, 17th of the 24 solar terms 8th-22nd October

暴露 bou6 lou6 bao4 lu4 = expose; reveal; come to light

露水 lou6 seoi2 lu4 shui3 = dew

楊枝甘露 joeng4 zi1 gam1 lou6 yang2 zhi1 gan1 lu4 = a type of drink made of mango sago with pomelo

打喊露 daa2 haam3 lou6 = to yawn, yawning 粵

露營 lou6 jing4 lu4 ying2 = camp; jamboree

泄露 sit3 lou6 xie4 lou4 = to divulge; to reveal; to leak (information)

揭露 kit3 lou6 jie1 lu4 = to expose; to show up; to unmask; to ferret out

披露 pei1 lou6 pi1 lu4 = to reveal, publish, make public, announce

透露 tau3 lou6 tou4 lu4 = to leak out, divulge, reveal

露宿者 lou6 suk1 ze2 lu4 su4 zhe3 = a homeless person; someone who sleeps on the streets

露面 lou6 min6 lou4 mian4 = appear (in public)

露台 lou6 toi4 lu4 tai2 = gazebo; balcony

顯露 hin2 lou6 xian3 lu4 = appear; become visible; reveal; manifest

露體 lou6 tai2 = exposing

西米露 sai1 mai5 lou6 = dessert of sago and coconuts milk

魚露 jyu4 lou6 yu2 lu4 = fish sauce

玫瑰露 mui4 gwai3 lou6 = a julep

露骨 lou6 gwat1 = (to become) undisguised; bald; barefaced; palpable

財不露眼 coi4 bat1 lou6 ngaan5 = let not your wealth be exposed

合桃露 hap6 tou4 lou6 = cream of walnut 粵

杏仁露 hang6 jan4 lou6 = almond soup

洗髮露 sai1 faat3 lou6 xi3 fa4 lu4 = shampoo

露出 lou6 ceot1 (coll.) lou4 chu1; (formal) lu4 chu1 = to reveal; to expose

露背洋裝 lou6 bui3 joeng4 zong1 lou4 bei4 yang2 zhuang1 = bare-back dress

露背 lou6 bui3 lou4 bei4 = bare-back

不露聲色 bat1 lou6 seng1 sik1 bu4 lu4 sheng1 se4 = not show one's feeling or intentions 國

露臍 lou6 ci4 = midriff-baring

深藏不露 sam1 cong4 bat1 lou6 shen1 cang2 bu4*2 lou4 = to hide your light under a bushel

出頭露面 ceot1 tau4 lou6 min6 chu1 tou2 lu4 mian4 = appear in public; be in the limelight

露營地點 lou6 jing4 dei6 dim2 = a campsite

裸露 lo2 lou6 luo3 lu4 = uncovered; exposed; bareness; nudity

咪露械 mai5 lou6 haai6 = keep it in your pants 粵

松露 cung4 lou6 song1 lu4 = truffe (tuber)

浮雲朝露 fau4 wan4 ziu1 lou6 = floating clouds and morning dew; life is like an empty dream

露械 lou6 haai6 = to flash, expose (indecently)

流露 lau4 lou6 liu2 lu4 = to express, reveal (one's thoughts or feelings, perhaps unintentionally)

露天 lou6 tin1 lu4 tian1 = outdoor, open-air

露點 lou6 dim2 lu4 dian3 = dew point

露出馬腳 lou6 ceot1 maa5 goek3 lu4 chu1 ma3 jiao3 = to unmask one's true nature

露宿 lou6 suk1 lu4 su4 = bivouac; sleep out in the open

吐露 tou3 lou6 tu3 lu4 = to tell; to disclose; to reveal

原形畢露 jyun4 jing4 bat1 lou6 yuan2 xing2 bi4 lu4 = have one's true face totally exposed; to show one's true colours

袒露 taan2 lou6 tan3 lu4 = to expose; to uncover

袒胸露臂 taan2 hung1 lou6 bei3 tan3 xiong1 lu4 bi4 = (said of a woman) to expose one's neck and shoulders

綻露 zaan6 lou6 zhan4 lu4 = to appear (formal)

拋頭露面 paau1 tau4 lou6 min6 pao1 tou2 lu4 mian4 = to appear in public

剖露 fau2 lou6 pou3 [TW] pou1 [PRC] lu4 = reveal; lay bare; disclose a secret

沐浴露 muk6 juk6 lou6 mu4 yu4 lu4 = shower gel

洩露 sit3 lou6 xie4 lou4 = disclose

赤身露體 cek3 san1 lou6 tai2 chi4 shen1 lou4 ti3 = naked

花露水 faa1 lou6 seoi2 hua1 lu4 shui3 = perfumed toilet water; eau de cologne

真人不露相 zan1 jan4 bat1 lou6 soeng3 zhen1 ren2 bu4 lou4 xiang4 = a man of true talent never shows off

露體狂 lou6 tai2 kong4 = a person with a sexual deviation in which he/she enjoys exposing bodily parts to the public

露骨的色情 lou6 gwat1 dik1 sik1 cing4 = hardcore pornography

暴露面積 buk6 lou6 min6 zik1 bao4 lu4 mian4 ji1 = [math.] area (of exposure)

露兩點 lou6 loeng5 dim2 = a topless woman (lit., "expose two points") 粵

露三點 lou6 saam1 dim2 = full frontal nudity (露兩點 on a woman plus the extra "final" point) 粵

瑪麗蓮夢露 maa5 lai6 lin4 mung6 lou6 ma3 li4 lian2 meng4 lu4 = Marilyn Monroe

泄露版 sit3 lou6 baan2 xie4 lou4 ban3 = leaked version

小露寶 siu2 lou6 bou2 = Robocon (a Bandai robot figure)

露比美國餐廳 lou6 bei2 mei5 gwok3 caan1 teng1 = Ruby Tuesday (an American restaurant chain)

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詳細嘅情況我唔可以透露粵
I can't let you in on the details.
[Lit. small-details information I not-allowed divulge.]

現代嘅女裝恤衫，露出個乳溝、露出個肚臍，都係已經成為常態咗。粵
Today, it is no longer unusual to have tops for ladies which reveal the cleavage or the navel.

有個男仔坐喺露台欄河度，似乎想跳樓噃粵
There's a man sitting on the barrier of the balcony as though he is about to jump off the building.

嗰個黐線佬喺度周街露械。粵
That freak is flashing everyone all over the place.

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