偵探
Chinese
| to scout; to spy | to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (偵探) | 偵 | 探 | |
| simp. (侦探) | 侦 | 探 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zing1 taam3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n-tham
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cheng-thàm
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhēntàn
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄊㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhentàn
- Wade–Giles: chên1-tʻan4
- Yale: jēn-tàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jentann
- Palladius: чжэньтань (čžɛnʹtanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tʰän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zing1 taam3
- Yale: jīng taam
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzing1 taam3
- Guangdong Romanization: jing1 tam3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰaːm³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n-tham
- Hakka Romanization System: ziinˊ tam
- Hagfa Pinyim: zin1 tam4
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰam⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-thàm
- Tâi-lô: tsing-thàm
- Phofsit Daibuun: zengtaxm
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰam²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ³³ tʰam⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰam²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰam¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰam²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
偵探
Synonyms
- (Hokkien, Teochew) 暗牌
Verb
偵探
- to do detective work