透 (tau3 | tou4) : penetrate; reveal; thoroughly

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透

tau3

tou4

[1] [v] penetrate; pass/seep through
[2] [v] reveal; divulge; leak out
[3] [adv] thoroughly; fully; completely
[4] [v] appear; show; look
[5] [粵] [v] ignite fire, usually with wood, coal, newspaper, etc

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Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: (#162)

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

透

This word has been viewed 7969 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Mar 2011 04:58

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透徹 tau3 cit3 tou4 che4 = careful; thorough; meticulous

透明 tau3 ming4 tou4 ming2 = transparent

透明度 tau3 ming4 dou6 tou4 ming2 du4 = transparency; level of transparency; degree of openness

半透明 bun3 tau3 ming4 ban4 tou4 ming2 = translucent; semi-transparent

不透明 bat1 tau3 ming4 bu4*2 tou4 ming2 = opaque

透過 tau3 gwo3 tou4 guo4 = through; by; by means of 粵

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

透心涼 tau3 sam1 loeng4 = penetrating coolness; utterly disappointing

通透 tung1 tau3 tong1 tou4 = [adj] penetrating (insight, etc.)

不透氣 bat1 tau3 hei3 bu4 tou4 qi4 = airtight 國
See all 31 compounds (CantoDict reports 34 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 透

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.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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