陶 (tou4) — contented; happy; joyful in Cantonese
touˎ₄陶
Mandarin Pinyin: tao2
Meaning of 陶
nouncontented; happy; joyful
nouncultivate; mould; educate
nounpottery; earthenware; make pottery
nouna Chinese family name
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Example Sentences with 陶
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個touˎ₄陶dikˍ₆笛houˊ²好ting1.聽。
His ocarina sounds nice.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲touˎ₄陶hei˗₃器houˊ²好leng3.靚。
These ceramics are beautiful.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好touˎ₄陶zeoi6.醉。
He is very intoxicated/enchanted.
go˗₃個touˎ₄陶gunˊ²罐houˊ²好zung6.重。
The ceramic pot is heavy.
keoiˏ₅佢tingˉ¹聽goˉ¹歌houˊ²好touˎ₄陶je5.冶。
Listening to music refines him.
Words Containing 陶
陶藝tou4 ngai6
ceramic art
陶瓷刀tou4 ci4 dou1
ceramic knife
陶瓷tou4 ci4
earthenware; porcelain; pottery; china; ceramics
陶醉tou4 zeoi3
infatuated
釉陶jau6 tou4
glazed pottery
陶冶tou4 je5
(verb) To mold on someone's disposition
粗陶器cou1 tou4 hei3
stoneware
粗陶cou1 tou4
coarse pottery ware
自我陶醉zi6 ngo5 tou4 zeoi3
narcissism
薰陶fan1 tou4
nurture; cultivate; edify; influence (positively)
彩陶coi2 tou4
painted pottery
陶晶瑩tou4 zing1 jing4
Matilda Tao Ching Ying, a Taiwan singer, host
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