Cantonese words starting with T

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Bright, clear, or translucent.

To light a stove or kindle a fire, especially lighting charcoal for a barbecue.

To reveal, disclose, or leak information that is not generally known.

tau3 m4 dou3 hei3

透唔到氣透唔到气

Unable to breathe; breathless; suffocating.

Transparent, clear, or diaphanous; open and accessible to the public.

tau3 ming4 cing4 dou6

Transparency; the degree of being transparent, open, or clear.

tau3 ming4 dou6

Transparency; the degree of being transparent, both physically and metaphorically.

tau3 ming4 gaau1

透明膠透明胶

Adhesive tape; clear tape or sellotape.

tau3 ming4 zat1 syun1

透明質酸透明质酸

Hyaluronic acid.

Turbine; a rotary mechanical device driven by fluid flow.

tau3 ping4 gei1

透平機透平机

tau3 sam1 loeng4

透心涼透心凉

To feel cool and thoroughly refreshed.

To transmit; the transmission or passage of light, radio waves, or other radiation through a medium.

Permeable to water, or to leak water.

tau3 seoi2 sing3

Permeability; the state or quality of being permeable to water.

To see through, to see thoroughly, or to gain a deep perspective on a situation.

透視法透视法

Perspective; the method of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface in drawing.

透視學透视学

Perspective in drawing and art.

透視圖透视图

Perspective drawing.

透視畫透视画

Perspective drawing; a drawing that uses perspective techniques.

tau3 si6 waa2 faat3

透視畫法透视画法

Perspective drawing; the art of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position.

透視裝透视装

See-through clothing

To analyze in depth; to provide a penetrating, thorough analysis.

透析機透析机

Dialysis machine.

tau3 tung1 sing3

Transparency in the context of computer networking.

To overdraw from a bank account, or to overexert and deplete one's energy or resources.

The "lid" radical in Chinese characters, Kangxi radical 8.

To cast a vote.

Classifier for the size of dried seafood, representing the number of pieces per catty.

The front page of a newspaper or magazine.

tau4 baau1 kwan2 sou3

頭孢菌素头孢菌素

Cephalosporin; a class of beta-lactam antibiotics.

tau4 baau1 laai1 ding6

頭孢拉定头孢拉定

Cefradine, a cephalosporin antibiotic.

To insert coins; coin-operated.

投幣口投币口

Coin slot; the opening on a vending machine or arcade game for inserting coins.

To seek shelter; to go to friends or relatives for help or safety.

tau4 bang1 ngaak6 lit6

頭崩額裂头崩额裂

To have one's head broken and bleeding from a severe beating or injury.

tau4 bat1 cung4 jung4

投筆從戎投笔从戎

To lay down the pen and join the military; to abandon civilian life for the army.

tau4 bin1 dyun6 lau4

投鞭斷流投鞭断流

Formidable army; having enough troops and weaponry to stem a stream with their whips.

To enter a bid or submit a tender for a contract.

To buy insurance for a person or property; to purchase an insurance policy.

tau4 bou2 fong1

Policyholder in an insurance contract.

Policyholder; the person who signs and pays for an insurance policy.

Head; the part of a person or animal's body above the neck.

頭半天头半天

The first half of the day; the morning.

tau4 bun3 tin1 ji4

頭半天兒头半天儿

The first half of the day; morning.

To put into production; to start manufacturing on a commercial scale.

The first bus, train, or land transport service of the day.

Headache; a throbbing or sharp pain in the head.

To have a headache; also used figuratively to describe being troubled or distressed by something.

To head a ball, as in football; or a header.