粵

烘hung3托tok3

hung3 tok3hōng tuō

English

  1. background (of a painting)
  2. backdrop
  3. a foil (to set off something to advantage)
  4. to offset (something to advantage)
  5. to set off by contrast; to throw into sharp relief

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 利用啲比較上冇咁好嘅事物，凸出一件事物嘅美好嘅技巧，用喺寫作、繪畫等等

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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