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透風

简透风 · 繁透風

Mandarin · pinyin tòu fēng

to let air pass through; to ventilate

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透: tòu · penetrate, pass through
風: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
风: fēng · wind; air; manners, atmosphere

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4–1 · tou4 feng1

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tau3 fung1

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verb

to let in air; to ventilate
to dry in the air; to air
(figurative) to divulge a secret; to leak
(Hokkien) to brave the wind (to do something)
(Zhao'an and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to be windy; the wind blow

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