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 7998 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

不透水 bat1 tau3 seoi2 bu4 tou4 shui3 = waterproof; watertight; impermeable 國

不能透入的 bat1 nang4 tau3 jap6 dik1 bu4 neng2 tou4 ru4 de5 = proof 國

熟唔透 suk6 m4 tau3 = underdone; undercooked 粵

透明膠帶 tau3 ming4 gaau1 daai3*2 tou4 ming2 jiao1 dai4 = cellophane tape; Scotch tape

使濕透 sai2 sap1 tau3 shi3 shi1 tou4 = drench

不透明的 bat1 tau3 ming4 dik1 bu4 tou4 ming2 de5 = opaque 國

透明程度 tau3 ming4 cing4 dou6 tou4 ming2 cheng2 du4 = transparency

透露消息 tau3 lou6 siu1 sik1 tou4 lu4 xiao1 xi5 = disclose information (common formation)

透過對話解決分歧 tau3 gwo3 deoi3 waa6 gaai2 kyut3 fan1 kei4 = resolving disputes by dialogue

透支 tau3 zi1 tou4 zhi1 = overdraft; to overdraw; to get an advance

壞透 waai6 tau3 huai4 tou4 = completely bad

滲透 sam3 tau3 shen4 tou4 = to infiltrate

大唔透 daai6 m4 tau3 = kidult 粵

透過現象看本質 tau3 gwo3 jin6 zoeng6 hon3 bun2 zat1 tou4 guo4 xian4 xiang4 kan4 ben3 zhi2 = see through the appearance to perceive the essence (common formation)

看透 hon3 tau3 kan4 tou4 = understand thoroughly; see through

傷透 soeng1 tau3 = piercing wound, puncture wound

累透 leoi6 tau3 lei4 tou4 = tired

糟透 zou1 tau3 zao1 tou4 = in a bad state; horrible; dreadful; entirely regrettable; abject; damned; abominable

透視 tau3 si6 tou4 shi4 = perspective ; fluoroscopy

路透社 lou6 tau3 se5 lu4 tou4 she4 = Reuters news agency

愛克斯光透視 oi3 hak1 si1 gwong1 tau3 si6 ai4 ke4 si3 guang1 tou4 shi4 = fluoroscopy; x-ray examination

半透明點 bun3 tau3 ming4 dim2 ban4 tou4 ming2 dian3 = translucent spot

透明硬膠 tau3 ming4 ngaang6 gaau1 tou4 ming2 ying4 jiao1 = [化] Lucite (perspex)

進口滲透 zeon3 hau2 sam3 tau3 jin4 kou3 shen4 tou4 = import penetration (common formation)

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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