烘托
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Chinese
| bake; heat by fire | to hold in one's hand; to entrust; to support in one's palm | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (烘托) | 烘 | 托 | |
| simp. #(烘托) | 烘 | 托 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥ ㄊㄨㄛ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hongtuo
- Wade–Giles: hung1-tʻo1
- Yale: hūng-twō
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hongtuo
- Palladius: хунто (xunto)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hung1 tok3
- Yale: hūng tok
- Cantonese Pinyin: hung1 tok8
- Guangdong Romanization: hung1 tog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Verb
烘托
- to set off by shading (in painting)
- (figurative) to set off
Synonyms
- ((figurative) to set off):