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Jyutping hung3 tok3
Pinyin hōng tuō

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. background (of a painting)
  2. backdrop
  3. a foil (to set off something to advantage)
  4. to offset (something to advantage)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    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
    to set off by contrast; to throw into sharp relief
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, figuratively
    to set off
  2. verb
    to set off by shading (in painting)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1660
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    人们在改造和利用山地时,十分注重景观的协调,在山景妙处往往点缀人文景观如亭、台、楼、阁、道路等,烘托自然,强化景观美感。
    人們在改造和利用山地時,十分注重景觀的協調,在山景妙處往往點綴人文景觀如亭、台、樓、閣、道路等,烘托自然,強化景觀美感。
    rén men zài gǎi zào hé lì yòng shān dì shí , shí fēn zhù zhòng jǐng guān de xié diào , zài shān jǐng miào chù wǎng wǎng diǎn zhuì rén wén jǐng guān rú tíng , tái , lóu , gé , dào lù děng , hōng tuō zì rán , qiáng huà jǐng guān měi gǎn .
    • People value coordination in the landscape when transforming and utilizing the mountains; they decorate ideal locations in the mountains with human-made scenery, such as all kinds of pavilions, towers, kiosks and roads, to set off nature and strengthen aesthetics.