捅

tǒng

HSK 7

捅 — tǒng

1. to poke; to jab; to prod (with a finger or stick)

   不要用手去捅那只蚂蚁，可能会被咬。 búyào yòng shǒu qù tǒng nà zhǐ mǎyǐ kěnéng huì bèi yǎo — Don't poke that ant with your hand; you might get bitten.

2. to disclose; to reveal (a secret or information); to 'spill' (colloquial)

   他一不小心把公司的内幕全捅出来了。 tā yíbùxiǎoxīn bǎ gōngsī de nèimù quán tǒngchūlái le — He accidentally exposed all the company's inside information.