窺伺
Chinese
| peep; pry into | to watch; to wait; to examine to watch; to wait; to examine; to spy; wait on | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (窺伺) | 窺 | 伺 | |
| simp. (窥伺) | 窥 | 伺 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kuīsì
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟ ㄙˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kueisìh
- Wade–Giles: kʻuei1-ssŭ4
- Yale: kwēi-sz̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kueisyh
- Palladius: куйсы (kujsy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kwai1 zi6
- Yale: kwāi jih
- Cantonese Pinyin: kwai1 dzi6
- Guangdong Romanization: kuei1 ji6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡siː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khui-sū
- Tâi-lô: khui-sū
- Phofsit Daibuun: quisu
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² su²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Verb
窺伺
- (often derogatory) to lie and wait for; to be on watch for