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偷渡

偷渡

Chinese

		to steal; to pilfer	to cross; to pass through; to ferry
simp. and trad. (偷渡)		偷	渡

Noun

偷渡

people smuggling; illegal immigration

Verb

偷渡

to secretly ferry; to stowaway on a ship
(by extension) to illegally enter a country
to run a blockade

Derived terms

偷渡犯 (tōudùfàn)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tōudù

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄡㄉㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tau¹ dou⁶
Min Nan (POJ): thau-tō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tōudù
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡㄉㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: touduh
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ tu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tau¹ dou⁶
  - Yale: tāu douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tau¹ dou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tou̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thau-tō͘
  - Tâi-lô: thau-tōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tau'do
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰaʊ³³ tɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ³³/