xuyên qua
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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˧˧]
- (Saigon) 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?