Cantonese Dictionary

透明硬膠

tau3 ming4 ngaang6 gaau1

Mandarin: tou4 ming2 ying4 jiao1

[化] Lucite (perspex)

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透明程度

tau3 ming4 cing4 dou6

Mandarin: tou4 ming2 cheng2 du4

transparency

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透明膠帶

tau3 ming4 gaau1 daai3*2

Mandarin: tou4 ming2 jiao1 dai4

adhesive cellophane tape; Scotch tape ™; sticky tape; gummed tape | [港] = 膠紙 | Also: 膠帶; 膠黏帶

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透火

tau3 fo2

Mandarin: tou4 huo3

igniting a fire (spoken)

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透爐

tau3 lou4

Mandarin: tou4 lu2

Simplified: 透炉

igniting a cooking stove (spoken)

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透視

tau3 si6

Mandarin: tou4shi4

Simplified: 透视

(verb) Penetrate

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透過

tau3 gwo3

Mandarin: tou4 guo4

Cantonese

through; by; by means of; by way of

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透過對話解決分歧

tau3 gwo3 deoi3 waa6 gaai2 kyut3 fan1 kei4

resolving disputes by dialogue

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透過現象看本質

tau3 gwo3 jin6 zoeng6 hon3 bun2 zat1

Mandarin: tou4 guo4 xian4 xiang4 kan4 ben3 zhi2

see through the appearance to perceive the essence

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透露

tau3 lou6

Mandarin: tou4 lu4

to leak out, divulge, reveal

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透露消息

tau3 lou6 siu1 sik1

Mandarin: tou4 lu4 xiao1 xi5

disclose information

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透風

tau3 fung1

Mandarin: tou4 feng1

Simplified: 透风

ventilation (spoken)

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途

tou4

Mandarin: tu2

way | route | road | path | journey | # adapted from cc-cedict

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途中

tou4 zung1

Mandarin: tu2zhong1

(adverb phrase) During the trip | journey

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途人

tou4 jan4

Mandarin: tu2 ren2

passer-by; bystander; pedestrian

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途徑

tou4 ging3

Mandarin: tu2 jing4

Simplified: 途径

method

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途程

tou4 cing4

Mandarin: tu2 cheng2

journey

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途經

tou4 ging1

Mandarin: tu2 jing1

via, by way of

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通

tung1

Mandarin: tong1

to go through | to know well | (suffix) expert | to connect | to communicate | open | to clear | classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc | to pass through | common | unobstructed | to reach | to notify | general | whole | throughout | logical | coherent | to unblock | # adapted from cc-cedict

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通令

tung1 ling6

Mandarin: tong1 ling4

to issue a general order

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通俗

tung1 zuk6

Mandarin: tong1 su2

common; average; everyday

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通俗易懂

tung1 zuk6 ji6 dung2

Mandarin: tong1 su2 yi4 dong3

easy to understand

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通俗讀物

tung1 zuk6 duk6 mat6

Mandarin: tong1 su2 du2 wu4

Simplified: 通俗读物

popular literature

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通信

tung1 seon3

Mandarin: tong1 xin4

[1] to communicate; to correspond with; communications; correspondence [2] transmissions | Mainland China prefers "通信" over "通訊" to describe "telecommunications"

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通信兵

tung1 seon3 bing1

Mandarin: tong1 xin4 bing1

a signal corps

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通信協定

tung1 seon3 hip3 ding6

Mandarin: tong1 xin4 jie2 ding4

communications protocol

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通信員

tung1 seon3 jyun4

Mandarin: tong1 xin4 yuan2

Simplified: 通信员

a messenger

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通信密度

tung1 seon3 mat6 dou6

Mandarin: tong1 xin4 mi4 du4

communications density

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通信技術

tung1 seon3 gei6 seot6

Mandarin: tong1 xin4 ji4 shu4

communications technology

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通信服務

tung1 seon3 fuk6 mou6

Mandarin: tong1 xin4 fu2 wu4

communication service

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