洞 (dung6 | dong4) : hole; cave; penetrating; thoroughly

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洞

dung6

dong4

[1] [n] hole; cave; cavity
[2] [adj] penetrating; clear
[3] [adv] thoroughly; clearly

(Classifier(s): 個)

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

洞

This word has been viewed 8918 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Aug 2013 10:49

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漏洞百出 lau6 dung6 baak3 ceot1 lou4 dong4 bai3 chu1 = lit. one hundred loopholes (idiom); full of mistakes (of speech or article)

岩洞 ngaam4 dung6 = cave

漏洞 lau6 dung6 lou4 dong4 = [1] hole; [2] loophole; [3] leak

空洞 hung1 dung6 kong1 dong4 = empty, without content

大地洞 daai6 dei6 dung6 da4 di4 dong4 = cavern

防空洞 fong4 hung1 dung6 = a bomb shelter, an air-raid shelter

黑洞 hak1 dung6 = black hole

洞穴 dung6 jyut6 dong4 xue4 (Taiwan) ; dong4 xue2 (PRC) = a cavern; cave; a grotto

山洞 saan1 dung6 shan1 dong4 = a cavern; cave; a grotto

洞悉 dung6 sik1 dong4 xi1 = to know clearly; to understand thoroughly
See all 22 compounds (CantoDict reports 23 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 洞
Unicode code for this character: U+6d1e (off-site link)

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