xuyên qua
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 穿過, composed of 穿 and 過.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swiən˧˧ kwaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [swiəŋ˧˧ kwaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ waː˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)
Verb edit
- to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to puncture
- Viên đạn xuyên qua cánh tay ông ta.
- The bullet pierced his arm.
Preposition edit
- through
- Làm sao anh có thể nhìn xuyên qua áo ông ta?
- How can you see through his shirt?