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暴光 (bào guāng) — (verb) to expose (photographic film) to light; (verb) to reveal or bring to light (a scandal, secret, wrongdoing)

Definition

"暴光" combines "暴" (violent/sudden) and "光" (light) and means exposing something hidden to public view — literally "flashing it into the light." Used for revealing scandals, secrets, or wrongdoing; in photography, it refers to letting light hit film.

verb
to expose (photographic film) to lightto reveal or bring to light (a scandal, secret, wrongdoing)

Examples

  • 暴光。
    Zhè jiā bào zhǐ bào guāng le zhèng fǔ nèi bù de fǔ bài wèn tí.
    This newspaper exposed the corruption within the government.
  • 暴光。
    Shè yǐng shī bù xiǎo xīn ràng dǐ piàn bào guāng tài jiǔ le.
    The photographer accidentally exposed the film for too long.
  • 暴光。
    Jì zhě shēn rù diào chá hòu bào guāng le zhè ge piàn jú.
    The journalist exposed this scam after an in-depth investigation.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

暴bàoexpose
光guānglight

暴 means expose and 光 means light, so it means to expose to light or bring into the open.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The earliest form paired 虎 and 戈, a tiger and a weapon. The later 暴 came from a picture of hands drying something in the sun.

Open 暴 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 火火huǒfire
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

Open 光 →
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