通 tung¹ {tōng}

(verb) Inform

通 tung¹ {tōng}

1. to go through
2. to know well
3. (suffix) expert
4. to connect
5. to communicate
6. open
7. to clear
8. classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

通 tung¹ {tòng}

classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

通處〔-处〕 tung¹ cyu² {tōng chǔ}

everywhere; anywhere (spoken)

通頂〔-顶〕 tung¹ deng² {tōng dǐng}

overnight (slang)

通敵〔-敌〕 tung¹ dik⁶ {tōng dí}

to collude with the enemy

通掂 tung¹ dim⁶ {tōng diān}

to make something smooth

通讀〔-读〕 tung¹ duk⁶ {tōng dú}

read through something from the beginning to the end

通粉 tung¹ fan² {tōng fěn}

macaroni

通風〔-风〕 tung¹ fung¹ {tōngfēng}

(verb) 1. Blow the whistle on; 2. Inform

通街 tung¹ gaai¹ {tōng jiē}

(adverb) all over; everywhere

通告 tung¹ gou³ {tōnggào}

(noun) 1. Announcement; 2. Bulletin; 3. Notice

通櫃〔-柜〕 tung¹ gwai⁶ {tōng guì}

anal cavity search (spoken)

通行 tung¹ hang⁴ {tōng xíng}

a permit

通氣〔-气〕 tung¹ hei³ {tōng qì}

(slang) not to play a gooseberry (to interfere two people or in a relationship)

通竅〔-窍〕 tung¹ hiu³ {tōng qiào}

understand things; be sensible or reasonable

通航 tung¹ hong⁴ {tōngháng}

(verb) (traffic) Open up (air, sea route, etc.)

通用 tung¹ jung⁶ {tōngyòng}

(adjective) 1. Commonly used; 2. Compatible

通渠 tung¹ keoi⁴ {tōng qú}

to unclog a drain

通衢 tung¹ keoi⁴ {tōng qú}

main road; throughfare (dialect)

通論〔-论〕 tung¹ leon⁶ {tōng lùn}

the general theory of something; the General Theory (The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money)

通令 tung¹ ling⁶ {tōng lìng}

to issue a general order

通窿 tung¹ lung¹ {tōng lóng}

with a hole (passing through)

通籠〔-笼〕 tung¹ lung⁵ {tōng lóng}

dim; not very bright; hollow; passthrough; straighthrough

通篇 tung¹ pin¹ {tōng piān}

throughout the article

通殺〔-杀〕 tung¹ saat³ {tōng shā}

to sweep the deck; to defeat all opponents; to take all

通心 tung¹ sam¹ {tōng xīn}

hollow

通水 tung¹ seoi² {tōng shuǐ}

(verb) secretively give examine answers or confidential info to others

通順〔-顺〕 tung¹ seon⁶ {tōngshùn}

(verb) To pass smoothly or feely

通勝〔-胜〕 tung¹ sing³ {tōng shèng}

(n.) a Chinese divination guide and almanac (a fortune telling calendar)

通宵 tung¹ siu¹ {tōng xiāo}

through the night

通天 tung¹ tin¹ {tōng tiān}

(verb) disclose; unveil; make known; exceedingly high; exceedingly great

通病 tung¹ beng⁶ {tōng bìng}

1. common problem
2. common failing

通便 tung¹ bin⁶ {tōng biàn}

to evacuate the bowels

通報〔-报〕 tung¹ bou³ {tōng bào}

1. to inform
2. to notify
3. to announce
4. circular
5. bulletin
6. (scientific) journal

通緝〔-缉〕 tung¹ cap¹ {tōng jī}

1. to order the arrest of sb as criminal
2. to list as wanted

通車〔-车〕 tung¹ ce¹ {tōng chē}

1. to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc)
2. (of a locality) to have a transportation service
3. (Tw) to commute

通稱〔-称〕 tung¹ cing¹ {tōng chēng}

1. generic term
2. general name for sth

通徹〔-彻〕 tung¹ cit³ {tōng chè}

to understand completely

通暢〔-畅〕 tung¹ coeng³ {tōng chàng}

1. unobstructed
2. clear

通才 tung¹ coi⁴ {tōng cái}

1. polymath
2. all-round person

通草 tung¹ cou² {tōng cǎo}

rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus)

通達〔-达〕 tung¹ daat⁶ {tōng dá}

1. to understand clearly
2. to be sensible or reasonable
3. understanding

通電〔-电〕 tung¹ din⁶ {tōng diàn}

1. to set up an electric circuit
2. to electrify
3. to switch on
4. to be connected to an electricity grid
5. open telegram

通牒 tung¹ dip⁶ {tōng dié}

diplomatic note

通道 tung¹ dou⁶ {tōng dào}

1. (communications) channel
2. thoroughfare
3. passage

通道 tung¹ dou⁶ {Tōng dào}

Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化, Hunan

通化 tung¹ faa³ {Tōng huà}

1. Tonghua prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
2. also Tonghua county

通婚 tung¹ fan¹ {tōng hūn}

to intermarry

通貨〔-货〕 tung¹ fo³ {tōng huò}

1. currency
2. exchange of goods

通風〔-风〕 tung¹ fung¹ {tōng fēng}

1. airy
2. ventilation
3. to ventilate
4. to disclose information

通假 tung¹ gaa² {tōng jiǎ}

1. phonetic loan character
2. using one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters

通姦〔-奸〕 tung¹ gaan¹ {tōng jiān}

1. adultery
2. to commit adultery

通經〔-经〕 tung¹ ging¹ {tōng jīng}

1. conversant with the Confucian classics
2. to stimulate menstrual flow (TCM)

通江 tung¹ gong¹ {Tōng jiāng}

Tongjiang county in Panzhihua 攀枝花, south Sichuan

通告 tung¹ gou³ {tōng gào}

1. to announce
2. to give notice

通觀〔-观〕 tung¹ gun¹ {tōng guān}

1. to take an overall view of sth
2. comprehensive view

通關〔-关〕 tung¹ gwaan¹ {tōng guān}

to clear customs

通過〔-过〕 tung¹ gwo³ {tōng guò}

1. by means of
2. through
3. via
4. to pass through
5. to get through
6. to adopt
7. to pass (a bill or inspection etc)
8. to switch over

通行 tung¹ hang⁴ {tōng xíng}

1. to go through
2. a passage through
3. in general use
4. a pass or laissez-passer
5. a license (to a computer account)

通氣〔-气〕 tung¹ hei³ {tōng qì}

1. ventilation
2. aeration
3. to keep each other informed
4. to release information

通許〔-许〕 tung¹ heoi² {Tōng xǔ}

Tongxu county in Kaifeng 開封, Henan

通曉〔-晓〕 tung¹ hiu² {tōng xiǎo}

1. proficient (in sth)
2. to understand sth through and through

通河 tung¹ ho⁴ {Tōng hé}

Tonghe county in Harbin 哈爾濱, Heilongjiang

通向 tung¹ hoeng³ {tōng xiàng}

to lead to

通海 tung¹ hoi² {Tōng hǎi}

Tonghai county in Yuxi 玉溪, Yunnan

通航 tung¹ hong⁴ {tōng háng}

connected by air, sea traffic or service

通紅〔-红〕 tung¹ hung⁴ {tōng hóng}

1. very red
2. red through and through
3. to blush (deep red)

通郵〔-邮〕 tung¹ jau⁴ {tōng yóu}

to have postal communications

通夜 tung¹ je⁶ {tōng yè}

1. all through the night
2. overnight

通譯〔-译〕 tung¹ jik⁶ {tōng yì}

1. (old) to translate
2. to interpret
3. translator
4. interpreter

通約〔-约〕 tung¹ joek³ {tōng yuē}

common measure

通融 tung¹ jung⁴ {tōng róng}

1. flexible
2. to accommodate
3. to stretch or get around regulations
4. a short-term loan

通用 tung¹ jung⁶ {tōng yòng}

1. common (use)
2. interchangeable

通榆 tung¹ jyu⁴ {Tōng yú}

Tongyu county in Baicheng 白城, Jilin

通縣〔-县〕 tung¹ jyun⁶ {Tōng xiàn}

Tong county in Beijing

通勤 tung¹ kan⁴ {tōng qín}

commuting

通例 tung¹ lai⁶ {tōng lì}

1. general rule
2. standard practice

通力 tung¹ lik⁶ {tōng lì}

1. to cooperate
2. concerted effort

通靈〔-灵〕 tung¹ ling⁴ {tōng líng}

1. to communicate with the spirits
2. psychic
3. (ears) sensitive
4. (information) accurate

通遼〔-辽〕 tung¹ liu⁴ {Tōng liáo}

Tongliao prefecture level city in Inner Mongolia

通量 tung¹ loeng⁶ {tōng liàng}

flux

通路 tung¹ lou⁶ {tōng lù}

1. thoroughfare
2. passage
3. pathway
4. channel

通問〔-问〕 tung¹ man⁶ {tōng wèn}

1. to mutually send greetings
2. to communicate
3. to exchange news

通明 tung¹ ming⁴ {tōng míng}

brightly lit

通名 tung¹ ming⁴ {tōng míng}

1. common noun
2. generic term
3. to introduce oneself

通票 tung¹ piu³ {tōng piào}

through ticket

通判 tung¹ pun³ {tōng pàn}

local magistrate

通盤〔-盘〕 tung¹ pun⁴ {tōng pán}

1. across the board
2. comprehensive
3. overall
4. global

通山 tung¹ saan¹ {Tōng shān}

Tongshan county in Xianning 咸寧, Hubei

通什 tung¹ sap⁶ {Tōng shí}

Tongshi, Hainan

通水 tung¹ seoi² {tōng shuǐ}

to have running water (in a house etc)

通信 tung¹ seon³ {tōng xìn}

1. to correspond (by letter etc)
2. to communicate
3. communication

通訊〔-讯〕 tung¹ seon³ {tōng xùn}

1. communications
2. news story
3. dispatch
4. CL: 個

通順〔-顺〕 tung¹ seon⁶ {tōng shùn}

1. smooth
2. clear and coherent

通史 tung¹ si² {tōng shǐ}

1. narrative history
2. comprehensive history
3. a history covering an extended period

通識〔-识〕 tung¹ sik¹ {tōng shí}

1. general knowledge
2. overall knowledge
3. common knowledge
4. widely known
5. erudition

通城 tung¹ sing⁴ {Tōng chéng}

Tongcheng county in Xianning 咸寧, Hubei

通宵 tung¹ siu¹ {tōng xiāo}

1. all night
2. throughout the night

通霄 tung¹ siu¹ {Tōng xiāo}

Tongxiao or Tunghsiao town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣, northwest Taiwan

通商 tung¹ soeng¹ {tōng shāng}

having trading relations (of nations or regions)

通常 tung¹ soeng⁴ {tōng cháng}

1. regular
2. usual
3. normal
4. usually
5. normally

通書〔-书〕 tung¹ syu¹ {tōng shū}

almanac

通體〔-体〕 tung¹ tai² {tōng tǐ}

(of sb or sth) whole or entire body

通透 tung¹ tau³ {tōng tòu}

penetrating

通途 tung¹ tou⁴ {tōng tú}

1. through road
2. thoroughfare

通通 tung¹ tung¹ {tōng tōng}

1. all
2. entire
3. complete

通同 tung¹ tung⁴ {tōng tóng}

1. to collude
2. to gang up on

通話〔-话〕 tung¹ waa⁶ {tōng huà}

1. to hold a conversation
2. to talk over the telephone
3. phone call

通渭 tung¹ wai⁶ {Tōng wèi}

Tongwei county in Dingxi 定西, Gansu

通往 tung¹ wong⁵ {tōng wǎng}

to lead to

通則〔-则〕 tung¹ zak¹ {tōng zé}

1. general rule
2. general principle

通州 tung¹ zau¹ {Tōng zhōu}

1. Tongzhou district east of Beijing, formerly Tong county
2. Tongzhou county level city in Nantong 南通, Jiangsu

通知 tung¹ zi¹ {tōng zhī}

1. to notify
2. to inform
3. notice
4. notification
5. CL: 個

通脹〔-胀〕 tung¹ zoeng³ {tōng zhàng}

inflation

通俗 tung¹ zuk⁶ {tōng sú}

1. common
2. everyday
3. average

通波仔 tung¹ bo¹ zai² {tōng bō zǐ}

coronary angioplasty; percutaneous coronary intervention

通菜街 tung¹ coi³ gaai¹ {tōng cài jiē}

Tung Choi Street; a street in Mong Kok, Hong Kong

通風機〔-风机〕 tung¹ fung¹ gei¹ {tōng fēng jī}

a ventilator

通關鼻〔-关-〕 tung¹ gwaan¹ bei⁶ {tōng guān bí}

a straight nose (with a straight and level bridge)

通坑渠 tung¹ haang¹ keoi⁴ {tōng kēng qú}

to clean a ditch; to clear a drain; 'nutmeg' / ' tunnel' / 'meg', a jargon used when playing the ball through an opponent's legs in a game

通渠佬 tung¹ keoi⁴ lou² {tōng qú lǎo}

a plumber

通信兵 tung¹ seon³ bing¹ {tōng xìn bīng}

a signal corps

通信員〔--员〕 tung¹ seon³ jyun⁴ {tōng xìn yuán}

a messenger

通天曉〔--晓〕 tung¹ tin¹ hiu² {tōng tiān xiǎo}

a person who knows everything

通知書〔--书〕 tung¹ zi¹ syu¹ {tōng zhī shū}

a notice; a notification

通佈圖〔-布图〕 tung¹ bou³ tou⁴ {Tōng bù tú}

Timbuctoo (town and historical cultural center in Mali, a World Heritage site)

通緝犯〔-缉-〕 tung¹ cap¹ faan² {tōng jī fàn}

1. wanted criminal
2. fugitive (from the law)

通川區〔--区〕 tung¹ cyun¹ keoi¹ {Tōng chuān qū}

Tongchuan district of Dazhou city 達州市, Sichuan

通電話〔-电话〕 tung¹ din⁶ waa² {tōng diàn huà}

to phone sb up

通道縣〔--县〕 tung¹ dou⁶ jyun⁶ {Tōng dào xiàn}

Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化, Hunan

通化縣〔--县〕 tung¹ faa³ jyun⁶ {Tōng huà xiàn}

Tonghua county in Tonghua 通化, Jilin

通化市 tung¹ faa³ si⁵ {Tōng huà shì}

Tonghua prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

通風管〔-风-〕 tung¹ fung¹ gun² {tōng fēng guǎn}

ventilation duct

通風口〔-风-〕 tung¹ fung¹ hau² {tōng fēng kǒu}

1. air vent
2. opening for ventilation

通風孔〔-风-〕 tung¹ fung¹ hung² {tōng fēng kǒng}

1. air vent
2. louvre

通假字 tung¹ gaa² zi⁶ {tōng jiǎ zì}

1. phonetic loan character
2. using one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters

通江縣〔--县〕 tung¹ gong¹ jyun⁶ {Tōng jiāng xiàn}

Tongjiang county in Panzhihua 攀枝花, south Sichuan

通古斯 tung¹ gu² si¹ {Tōng gǔ sī}

Tungus

通關節〔-关节〕 tung¹ gwaan¹ zit³ {tōng guān jié}

to facilitate by means of bribery

通行稅〔--税〕 tung¹ hang⁴ seoi³ {tōng xíng shuì}

toll

通行證〔--证〕 tung¹ hang⁴ zing³ {tōng xíng zhèng}

1. a pass (authorization through a checkpoint)
2. a laissez-passer or safe conduct
3. to authenticate
4. to confirm name and password on a website
5. fig. a condition giving access to benefits (e.g. a diploma as a pass to a career)

通氣孔〔-气-〕 tung¹ hei³ hung² {tōng qì kǒng}

1. an airvent
2. a louvre
3. airflow orifice

通氣會〔-气会〕 tung¹ hei³ wui² {tōng qì huì}

briefing

通許縣〔-许县〕 tung¹ heoi² jyun⁶ {Tōng xǔ xiàn}

Tongxu county in Kaifeng 開封, Henan

通河縣〔--县〕 tung¹ ho⁴ jyun⁶ {Tōng hé xiàn}

Tonghe county in Harbin 哈爾濱, Heilongjiang

通海縣〔--县〕 tung¹ hoi² jyun⁶ {Tōng hǎi xiàn}

Tonghai county in Yuxi 玉溪, Yunnan

通用語〔--语〕 tung¹ jung⁶ jyu⁵ {tōng yòng yǔ}

1. common language
2. lingua franca

通用碼〔--码〕 tung¹ jung⁶ maa⁵ {tōng yòng mǎ}

1. common coding
2. same as 通用漢字標準交換碼

通用性 tung¹ jung⁶ sing³ {tōng yòng xìng}

universality

通榆縣〔--县〕 tung¹ jyu⁴ jyun⁶ {Tōng yú xiàn}

Tongyu county in Baicheng 白城, Jilin

通靈板〔-灵-〕 tung¹ ling⁴ baan² {tōng líng bǎn}

Ouija board

通遼市〔-辽-〕 tung¹ liu⁴ si⁵ {Tōng liáo shì}

Tongliao prefecture level city in Inner Mongolia

通配符 tung¹ pui³ fu⁴ {tōng pèi fú}

wildcard character (computing)

通山縣〔--县〕 tung¹ saan¹ jyun⁶ {Tōng shān xiàn}

Tongshan county in Xianning 咸寧, Hubei

通心粉 tung¹ sam¹ fan² {tōng xīn fěn}

macaroni

通心麵〔--面〕 tung¹ sam¹ min⁶ {tōng xīn miàn}

macaroni

通訊處〔-讯处〕 tung¹ seon³ cyu³ {tōng xùn chù}

contact address

通訊員〔-讯员〕 tung¹ seon³ jyun⁴ {tōng xùn yuán}

1. correspondent
2. reporter
3. messenger boy

通信量 tung¹ seon³ loeng⁶ {tōng xìn liàng}

communications volume

通訊錄〔-讯录〕 tung¹ seon³ luk⁶ {tōng xùn lù}

1. address book
2. directory

通訊社〔-讯-〕 tung¹ seon³ se⁵ {tōng xùn shè}

a news service (e.g. Xinhua)

通信線〔--线〕 tung¹ seon³ sin³ {tōng xìn xiàn}

1. communication line
2. hot line

通城縣〔--县〕 tung¹ sing⁴ jyun⁶ {Tōng chéng xiàn}

Tongcheng county in Xianning 咸寧, Hubei

通霄鎮〔--镇〕 tung¹ siu¹ zan³ {Tōng xiāo zhèn}

Tongxiao or Tunghsiao town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣, northwest Taiwan

通脫木〔-脱-〕 tung¹ tyut³ muk⁶ {tōng tuō mù}

rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus)

通渭縣〔--县〕 tung¹ wai⁶ jyun⁶ {Tōng wèi xiàn}

Tongwei county in Dingxi 定西, Gansu

通州區〔--区〕 tung¹ zau¹ keoi¹ {Tōng zhōu qū}

1. Tongzhou district east of Beijing, formerly Tong county
2. Tongzhou county level city in Nantong 南通, Jiangsu

通知單〔--单〕 tung¹ zi¹ daan¹ {tōng zhī dān}

1. notification
2. notice
3. ticket
4. receipt

通脹率〔-胀-〕 tung¹ zoeng³ leot² {tōng zhàng lǜ}

inflation rate

通風報信〔-风报-〕 tung¹ fung¹ bou³ seon³ {tōng fēng bào xìn}

inform secretly (idiom)

通利琴行 tung¹ lei⁶ kam⁴ hong² {tōng lì qín xíng}

Tom Lee Music Store

通信線路〔--线-〕 tung¹ seon³ sin³ lou⁶ {tōng xìn xiàn lù}

telecommunication circuit;communication link

通俗讀物〔--读-〕 tung¹ zuk⁶ duk⁶ mat⁶ {tōng sú dú wù}

popular literature

通情達理〔--达-〕 tung¹ cing⁴ daat⁶ lei⁵ {tōng qíng dá lǐ}

1. fair and reasonable (idiom); sensible
2. standing to reason

通才教育 tung¹ coi⁴ gaau³ juk⁶ {tōng cái jiào yù}

1. liberal education
2. general education

通化地區〔---区〕 tung¹ faa³ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Tōng huà dì qū}

former Tonghua prefecture, Jilin

通貨緊縮〔-货紧缩〕 tung¹ fo³ gan² suk¹ {tōng huò jǐn suō}

deflation

通貨膨脹〔-货-胀〕 tung¹ fo³ paang⁴ zoeng³ {tōng huò péng zhàng}

inflation

通關文牒〔-关--〕 tung¹ gwaan¹ man⁴ dip⁶ {tōng guān wén dié}

passport

通關密語〔-关-语〕 tung¹ gwaan¹ mat⁶ jyu⁵ {tōng guān mì yǔ}

password

通過事後〔-过-后〕 tung¹ gwo³ si⁶ hau⁶ {tōng guò shì hòu}

off-line

通行無阻〔--无-〕 tung¹ hang⁴ mou⁴ zo² {tōng xíng wú zǔ}

1. unobstructed passage
2. to go through unhindered

通用電器〔--电-〕 tung¹ jung⁶ din⁶ hei³ {Tōng yòng Diàn qì}

1. General Electric
2. GE

通用電氣〔--电气〕 tung¹ jung⁶ din⁶ hei³ {Tōng yòng Diàn qì}

General Electric (GE)

通用汽車〔---车〕 tung¹ jung⁶ hei³ ce¹ {Tōng yòng Qì chē}

General Motors (car company)

通用拼音 tung¹ jung⁶ ping³ jam¹ {tōng yòng pīn yīn}

the common use romanization system introduced in Taiwan in 2003

通權達變〔-权达变〕 tung¹ kyun⁴ daat⁶ bin³ {tōng quán dá biàn}

to adapt to circumstances

通力合作 tung¹ lik⁶ hap⁶ zok³ {tōng lì hé zuò}

1. to join forces
2. to give full cooperation

通信地址 tung¹ seon³ dei⁶ zi² {tōng xìn dì zhǐ}

mail address

通信負載〔--负载〕 tung¹ seon³ fu⁶ zoi³ {tōng xìn fù zài}

communications load

通信服務〔---务〕 tung¹ seon³ fuk⁶ mou⁶ {tōng xìn fú wù}

communication service

通信技術〔---术〕 tung¹ seon³ gei⁶ seot⁶ {tōng xìn jì shù}

communications technology

通訊系統〔-讯-统〕 tung¹ seon³ hai⁶ tung² {tōng xùn xì tǒng}

communication system

通訊協定〔-讯协-〕 tung¹ seon³ hip³ ding⁶ {tōng xùn xié dìng}

communications protocol

通信協定〔--协-〕 tung¹ seon³ hip³ ding⁶ {tōng xìn xié dìng}

communications protocol

通訊行業〔-讯-业〕 tung¹ seon³ hong⁴ jip⁶ {tōng xùn háng yè}

communications industry

通訊院士〔-讯--〕 tung¹ seon³ jyun² si⁶ {tōng xùn yuàn shì}

1. corresponding member (of an academy)
2. junior academician

通信密度 tung¹ seon³ mat⁶ dou⁶ {tōng xìn mì dù}

communications density

通信網絡〔--网络〕 tung¹ seon³ mong⁵ lok⁶ {tōng xìn wǎng luò}

communications network

通訊通道〔-讯--〕 tung¹ seon³ tung¹ dou⁶ {tōng xùn tōng dào}

communications channel

通信衛星〔--卫-〕 tung¹ seon³ wai⁶ sing¹ {tōng xìn wèi xīng}

communications satellite

通訊衛星〔-讯卫-〕 tung¹ seon³ wai⁶ sing¹ {tōng xùn wèi xīng}

communications satellite

通信中心 tung¹ seon³ zung¹ sam¹ {tōng xìn zhōng xīn}

communications center

通識課程〔-识课-〕 tung¹ sik¹ fo³ cing⁴ {tōng shí kè chéng}

1. general course
2. general education course
3. core course
4. general curriculum
5. general education curriculum
6. core curriculum

通識教育〔-识--〕 tung¹ sik¹ gaau³ juk⁶ {tōng shí jiào yù}

general education

通識培訓〔-识-训〕 tung¹ sik¹ pui⁴ fan³ {tōng shí péi xùn}

general culture

通宵達旦〔--达-〕 tung¹ siu¹ daat⁶ daan³ {tōng xiāo dá dàn}

1. overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long
2. day and night

通商口岸 tung¹ soeng¹ hau² ngon⁶ {tōng shāng kǒu àn}

treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers

通天徹地〔--彻-〕 tung¹ tin¹ cit³ dei⁶ {tōng tiān chè dì}

1. to know all under heaven
2. exceptionally talented (idiom)

通俗科學〔---学〕 tung¹ zuk⁶ fo¹ hok⁶ {tōng sú kē xué}

popular science

通俗易懂 tung¹ zuk⁶ ji⁶ dung² {tōng sú yì dǒng}

easy to understand

通俗小說〔---说〕 tung¹ zuk⁶ siu² syut³ {tōng sú xiǎo shuō}

1. popular fiction
2. light literature

通用儲值票〔--储--〕 tung¹ jung⁶ cyu⁵ zik⁶ piu³ {tōng yòng chú zhí piào}

a common stored value ticket, used for paying fares on the railway systems in the past

通用字符集 tung¹ jung⁶ zi⁶ fu⁴ zaap⁶ {tōng yòng zì fú jí}

universal character set UCS

通訊自動化〔-讯-动-〕 tung¹ seon³ zi⁶ dung⁶ faa³ {tōng xùn zì dòng huà}

communications automation

通用串行總線〔----总线〕 tung¹ jung⁶ cyun³ hang⁴ zung² sin³ {tōng yòng chuàn xíng zǒng xiàn}

Universal Serial Bus, USB (computer)

通用汽車公司〔---车--〕 tung¹ jung⁶ hei³ ce¹ gung¹ si¹ {Tōng yòng Qì chē Gōng sī}

General Motors

通道侗族自治縣〔------县〕 tung¹ dou⁶ dung⁶ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Tōng dào Dòng zú Zì zhì xiàn}

Tongdao Dong Autonomous County in Huaihua 懷化, Hunan

通用漢字標準交換碼〔--汉-标准-换码〕 tung¹ jung⁶ hon³ zi⁶ biu¹ zeon² gaau¹ wun⁶ maa⁵ {tōng yòng Hàn zì biāo zhǔn jiāo huàn mǎ}

1. UCS, Chinese character coding adopted in PRC 1986
2. abbr. to 通用碼