綻 (zaan6) — burst open; split at the seam in Cantonese
zaanˍ₆綻简 绽
Mandarin Pinyin: zhan4
Meaning of 綻
nounburst open; split at the seam
Example Sentences with 綻
keoiˏ₅佢siu˗₃笑jungˎ₄容zin˗₃綻lou6.露。
Her smile bloomed.
faaˉ¹花doˊ²朵maanˏ₅慢maanˊ²慢zin˗₃綻lou6.露。
The flowers slowly blossomed.
keoiˏ₅佢ge˗₃嘅coiˎ₄才waaˎ₄華zungˉ¹終jyuˉ¹於zin˗₃綻lou6.露。
His talent finally emerged.
cyuˏ₅曙gwongˉ¹光coˉ¹初lou6,露，tinˉ¹天sikˉ¹色zin˗₃漸zin˗₃漸zin˗₃綻lou6.露。
The dawn broke, the sky gradually lit up.
keoiˏ₅佢ge˗₃嘅ziˍ₆自soeng˗₃信samˉ¹心hoiˉ¹開ciˊ²始zin˗₃綻lou6.露。
Her confidence began to show.
Words Containing 綻
綻裂zaan6 lit6
to split open; to split apart
皮開肉綻pei4 hoi1 juk6 zaan6
flogging-lacerated skin
破綻百出po3 zaan6 baak3 ceot1
full of flaws/contradictions/loopholes
賣破綻maai6 po3 zaan6
to feign an opening in order to hoodwink the opponent (in a fight, combat, etc.)
綻放zaan6 fong3
to blossom
綻線zaan6 sin3
to have a ripped seam
綻開zaan6 hoi1
to burst forth
開綻hoi1 zaan6
to come unsewn
綻破zaan6 po3
to burst; to split
飽綻baau2 zaan6
to swell to bursting (after having eaten too much)
綻露zaan6 lou6
to appear (formal)
紗綻saa1 zaan6
spindle
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