曝光

Mandarin · pinyin bào guāng

Meanings

  1. to expose (photography)
  2. (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
  3. (advertising) exposure
  4. Taiwan pr. pù guāng
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曝
pù · sun, air in sun, expose or dry in the sun
光
guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only
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4–1 · bao4 guang1

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bou6 gwong1 · buk6 gwong1

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verb

  1. (photography) to expose film
  2. (figurative) to make public; to expose; to reveal; to go public

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曝光 · bao4 guang1
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Exact source record曝光 曝光 [bao4 guang1] /to expose (photography)/(fig.) to expose (a scandal)/(advertising) exposure/Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1]/