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偵探

偵探

See also: 探偵 and 侦探

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

Noun

偵探

detective

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhēntàn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄊㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ taam³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂n-tham
Min Nan (POJ): cheng-thàm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhēntàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄊㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jentann
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tʰa̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ taam³
  - Yale: jīng taam
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ taam³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰɑːm³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂n-tham
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziin´ tam
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zin¹ tam⁴
  - IPA: /t͡sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰam⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-thàm
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-thàm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengtaxm
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰam²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ³³ tʰam⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰam²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰam¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰam²¹/