涂鸦 塗鴉
涂鸦 塗鴉 tú yā ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄚ tou4 aa1
- graffiti
- scrawl
- poor calligraphy
- to write badly
- to scribble
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涂 塗
- 糊涂 糊塗 hú tu ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄨ wu4 tou4 muddled
- 一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu ㄧ ㄊㄚ ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄊㄨ jat1 taap3 wu4 tou4 muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
- 涂乙 塗乙 tú yǐ ㄊㄨˊ ㄧˇ tou4 jyut3 to edit (a text); to revise (a manuscript)
- 涂去 塗去 tú qù ㄊㄨˊ ㄑㄩˋ tou4 heoi3 to obliterate (some words, or part of a picture etc) using correction fluid, ink, paint etc
- 涂家 塗家 tú jiā ㄊㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ tou4 gaa1 painter
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- 涂写 塗寫 tú xiě ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄝˇ tou4 se2 to daub
- 涂层 塗層 tú céng ㄊㄨˊ ㄘㄥˊ tou4 cang4 protective layer
- 涂径 塗徑 tú jìng ㄊㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ tou4 ging3 path
- 涂抹 塗抹 tú mǒ ㄊㄨˊ ㄇㄛˇ tou4 mut3 to paint
- 涂改 塗改 tú gǎi ㄊㄨˊ ㄍㄞˇ tou4 goi2 to alter (text)
- 涂敷 塗敷 tú fū ㄊㄨˊ ㄈㄨ tou4 fu1 to smear
- 涂料 塗料 tú liào ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tou4 liu2 paint
- 涂污 塗污 tú wū ㄊㄨˊ ㄨ tou4 wu1 to smear; to deface
- 涂油 塗油 tú yóu ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄡˊ tou4 jau4 to grease
- 涂炭 塗炭 tú tàn ㄊㄨˊ ㄊㄢˋ tou4 taan3 extreme distress
- 涂片 塗片 tú piàn ㄊㄨˊ ㄆㄧㄢˋ tou4 pin2 smear (medical sample); microscope slide
- 涂盖 塗蓋 tú gài ㄊㄨˊ ㄍㄞˋ tou4 koi3 to coat
- 涂装 塗裝 tú zhuāng ㄊㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄤ tou4 zong1 painted ornament
- 涂饰 塗飾 tú shì ㄊㄨˊ ㄕˋ tou4 sik1 to decorate or finish by applying a coating; to coat (with paint, varnish etc)
- 涂鸭 塗鴨 tú yā ㄊㄨˊ ㄧㄚ tou4 aap3 variant of 涂鸦
鸦 鴉
- 乌鸦 烏鴉 wū yā ㄨ ㄧㄚ wu1 aa1 crow
- 鸦片 鴉片 yā piàn ㄧㄚ ㄆㄧㄢˋ aa1 pin3 (loanword) opium
- 鸦雀无声 鴉雀無聲 yā què wú shēng ㄧㄚ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄨˊ ㄕㄥ aa1 zoek3 mou4 sing1 lit. crow and peacock make no sound
- 家鸦 家鴉 jiā yā ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄚ gaa1 aa1 (bird species of China) house crow (Corvus splendens)
- 寒鸦 寒鴉 hán yā ㄏㄢˊ ㄧㄚ hon4 aa1 (bird species of China) western jackdaw; Eurasian jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
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- 星鸦 星鴉 xīng yā ㄒㄧㄥ ㄧㄚ sing1 aa1 (bird species of China) spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
- 松鸦 松鴉 sōng yā ㄙㄨㄥ ㄧㄚ cung4 aa1 (bird species of China) Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
- 渡鸦 渡鴉 dù yā ㄉㄨˋ ㄧㄚ dou6 aa1 (bird species of China) common raven (Corvus corax)
- 北噪鸦 北噪鴉 běi zào yā ㄅㄟˇ ㄗㄠˋ ㄧㄚ bak1 cou3 aa1 (bird species of China) Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus)
- 大乌鸦 大烏鴉 dà wū yā ㄉㄚˋ ㄨ ㄧㄚ daai6 wu1 aa1 a raven
- 小鸦鹃 小鴉鵑 xiǎo yā juān ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚ ㄐㄩㄢ siu2 aa1 gyun1 (bird species of China) lesser coucal (Centropus bengalensis)
- 崖海鸦 崖海鴉 yá hǎi yā ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄚ ngaai4 hoi2 aa1 (bird species of China) common murre (Uria aalge)
- 水老鸦 水老鴉 shuǐ lǎo yā ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄚ seoi2 lou5 aa1 common name for cormorant
- 乌鸦嘴 烏鴉嘴 wū yā zuǐ ㄨ ㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄟˇ wu1 aa1 zeoi2 crow's beak
- 乌鸦座 烏鴉座 Wū yā zuò ㄨ ㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ wu1 aa1 zo6 Corvus (constellation)
- 白颈鸦 白頸鴉 bái jǐng yā ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄚ baak6 geng2 aa1 (bird species of China) collared crow (Corvus torquatus)
- 褐鸦雀 褐鴉雀 hè yā què ㄏㄜˋ ㄧㄚ ㄑㄩㄝˋ hot3 aa1 zoek3 (bird species of China) brown parrotbill (Paradoxornis unicolor)
- 鸦片枪 鴉片槍 yā piàn qiāng ㄧㄚ ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄤ aa1 pin3 coeng1 opium pipe
- 三趾鸦雀 三趾鴉雀 sān zhǐ yā què ㄙㄢ ㄓˇ ㄧㄚ ㄑㄩㄝˋ saam1 zi2 aa1 zoek3 (bird species of China) three-toed parrotbill (Paradoxornis paradoxus)
- 大嘴乌鸦 大嘴烏鴉 dà zuǐ wū yā ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄨ ㄧㄚ daai6 zeoi2 wu1 aa1 (bird species of China) large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
Idioms with these characters
- 豺狼当涂 豺狼當塗 chái láng dāng tú ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄤ ㄊㄨˊ caai4 long4 dong1 tou4 ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
- 生灵涂炭 生靈塗炭 shēng líng tú tàn ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄊㄢˋ sang1 ling4 tou4 taan3 people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
- 涂脂抹粉 塗脂抹粉 tú zhī mǒ fěn ㄊㄨˊ ㄓ ㄇㄛˇ ㄈㄣˇ tou4 zi1 mut3 fan2 (idiom) to put on makeup
Example sentences
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纽约市 紐約市 出现 出現 了 一种 一種 新 的 艺术 藝術 潮流 ， 将 將 古老 的 钩编 鉤編 工艺 工藝 带 帶 到了 街头 街頭 。 在 那里 那裡 ， 传统 傳統 上 ， 墙壁 牆壁 和 栅栏 柵欄 一直 是 涂鸦 塗鴉 艺术家 藝術家 的 画布 畫布 。
A new art trend in New York City takes the age-old craft of crocheting to the streets, where traditionally walls and fences have been serving as canvases for graffiti artists.
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