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唐突

táng tū

2-character word

What 唐突 means

1. to be rude
2. to treat irreverently

The characters in 唐突

• 唐tángto exaggerate; empty; in vain
• 突tūto dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge

Example sentences

• 佳人不可唐突，好酒不可糟蹋，这两件事你以后一定要牢记在心。
  Jiā rén bù kě tángtū, hǎo jiǔ bù kě zāotà, zhè liǎng jiàn shì nǐ yǐhòu yīdìng yào láojì zài xīn.
  You should not be rude towards beauties and you should not waste good wine. You must keep these two things in mind in the future.

Sounds the same

Read táng tū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 搪突variant of 唐突