透 tau³ {tòu}

(preposition) 1. Via or through; (adjective) 1. Transparent and see through; (verb) Ignite fire (for BBQ or cooking)

透 tau³ {tòu}

1. to penetrate
2. to pass through
3. thoroughly
4. completely
5. transparent
6. to appear
7. to show

透火 tau³ fo² {tòu huǒ}

igniting a fire (spoken)

透風〔-风〕 tau³ fung¹ {tòu fēng}

ventilation (spoken)

透爐〔-炉〕 tau³ lou⁴ {tòu lú}

igniting a cooking stove (spoken)

透明 tau³ ming⁴ {tòu míng}

to ignore

透視〔-视〕 tau³ si⁶ {tòushì}

(verb) Penetrate

透徹〔-彻〕 tau³ cit³ {tòu chè}

1. penetrating
2. thorough
3. incisive

透頂〔-顶〕 tau³ deng² {tòu dǐng}

1. out-and-out
2. thoroughly

透鏡〔-镜〕 tau³ geng³ {tòu jìng}

lens (optics)

透過〔-过〕 tau³ gwo³ {tòu guò}

1. through
2. via

透光 tau³ gwong¹ {tòu guāng}

1. transparent
2. translucent

透氣〔-气〕 tau³ hei³ {tòu qì}

1. to flow freely (of air)
2. to ventilate
3. to breathe (of fabric etc)
4. to take a breath of fresh air
5. to divulge

透紅〔-红〕 tau³ hung⁴ {tòu hóng}

rosy

透漏 tau³ lau⁶ {tòu lòu}

1. to divulge
2. to leak
3. to reveal

透亮 tau³ loeng⁶ {tòu liàng}

1. bright
2. shining
3. translucent
4. crystal clear

透露 tau³ lou⁶ {tòu lù}

1. to leak out
2. to divulge
3. to reveal

透明 tau³ ming⁴ {tòu míng}

1. transparent
2. open (non-secretive)

透平 tau³ ping⁴ {tòu píng}

turbine (loanword)

透射 tau³ se⁶ {tòu shè}

1. to transmit
2. transmission (of radiation through a medium)
3. passage

透水 tau³ seoi² {tòu shuǐ}

1. permeable
2. percolation
3. water leak

透視〔-视〕 tau³ si⁶ {tòu shì}

1. to see through
2. perspective
3. to examine by fluoroscopy (i.e. X-ray)

透析 tau³ sik¹ {tòu xī}

dialysis (separation of crystalloids by osmosis)

透支 tau³ zi¹ {tòu zhī}

(bank) overdraft

透大氣〔--气〕 tau³ daai⁶ hei³ {tòu dà qi}

deep breath (spoken)

透啖氣〔--气〕 tau³ daam⁶ hei³ {tòu dàn qì}

to take a breather; to take a short break from something

透心涼〔--凉〕 tau³ sam¹ loeng⁴ {tòu xīn liáng}

feeling cool from inside

透明度 tau³ ming⁴ dou⁶ {tòu míng dù}

1. transparency
2. (policy of) openness

透明膠〔--胶〕 tau³ ming⁴ gaau¹ {tòu míng jiāo}

Scotch tape

透平機〔--机〕 tau³ ping⁴ gei¹ {tòu píng jī}

turbine

透水性 tau³ seoi² sing³ {tòu shuǐ xìng}

permeability

透視法〔-视-〕 tau³ si⁶ faat³ {tòu shì fǎ}

perspective (in drawing)

透視學〔-视学〕 tau³ si⁶ hok⁶ {tòu shì xué}

perspective (in drawing)

透視圖〔-视图〕 tau³ si⁶ tou⁴ {tòu shì tú}

1. a figure in perspective
2. perspective drawing

透視畫〔-视画〕 tau³ si⁶ waa² {tòu shì huà}

perspective drawing

透視裝〔-视装〕 tau³ si⁶ zong¹ {tòu shì zhuāng}

see-through clothing

透析機〔--机〕 tau³ sik¹ gei¹ {tòu xī jī}

dialysis machine

透通性 tau³ tung¹ sing³ {tòu tōng xìng}

transparency (networking)

透唔到氣〔---气〕 tau³ m⁴ dou³ hei³ {tòu ń dào qì}

can not breathe; breathless; suffocating13

透明程度 tau³ ming⁴ cing⁴ dou⁶ {tòu míng chéng dù}

transparency

透明質酸〔--质-〕 tau³ ming⁴ zat¹ syun¹ {tòu míng zhì suān}

1. hyaluronic acid
2. hyaluronan

透皮炭疽 tau³ pei⁴ taan³ zeoi¹ {tòu pí tàn jū}

cutaneous anthrax

透視畫法〔-视画-〕 tau³ si⁶ waa² faat³ {tòu shì huà fǎ}

perspective drawing