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透 (tau3) — penetrate; pass/seep through in Cantonese

tau˗₃透
Mandarin Pinyin: tou4

Meaning of 透

nounpenetrate; pass/seep through
nounignite fire, usually with wood, coal, newspaper, etc
nounthoroughly; fully; completely
nounreveal; divulge; leak out
nounappear; show; look
noun(preposition) 1. Via or through; (adjective)/Transparent and see through; (verb) Ignite fire (for BBQ or cooking)

Example Sentences with 透

詳細嘅情況我唔可以透露
I can't let you in on the details.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個buiˉ¹杯houˊ²好tauˎ₄透tungˍ₆明
This cup is very transparent.
keoiˏ₅佢samˉ¹心siˉ¹思houˊ²好tauˎ₄透tungˍ₆明
Their intentions are very transparent.
boˉ¹玻leiˎ₄璃houˊ²好tauˎ₄透tungˍ₆明
The glass is very clear.
ngaanˏ₅眼zyuˉ¹珠houˊ²好tauˎ₄透tungˍ₆明
The eyeball is very clear.
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Words Containing 透

通透tung1 tau3
penetrating (insight, etc.)
不透水bat1 tau3 seoi2
waterproof; watertight; impermeable
熟唔透suk6 m4 tau3
underdone; undercooked
不透明的bat1 tau3 ming4 dik1
opaque
透明程度tau3 ming4 cing4 dou6
transparency
不透明bat1 tau3 ming4
opaque; obscure; dense; unclear; thick; solid; secretive
傷透soeng1 tau3
piercing wound, puncture wound
透過對話解決分歧tau3 gwo3 deoi3 waa6 gaai2 kyut3 fan1 kei4
resolving disputes by dialogue
累透leoi6 tau3
tired
透大氣tau3 daai6 hei3
deep breath (spoken)
透爐tau3 lou4
igniting a cooking stove (spoken)
打到走夾唔透有氣冇訂透daa2 dou3 zau2 gaap3 m4 tau3 jau5 hei3 mou5 deng6 tau3
to beat the life out of someone [colloquial]

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