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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēntàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣ ㄊㄢˋ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhēntàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣ ㄊㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jentann
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ tʰän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing¹ taam³
    • Yale: jīng taam
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ taam³
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ tam³
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰäːm³³/
• 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/

Noun

偵探

1. detective

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 暗牌

Verb

偵探

1. to do detective work

Synonyms

• 刺探 (cìtàn)
• 偵察／侦察 (zhēnchá)
• 偵查／侦查 (zhēnchá)

Derived terms

偵探小說／侦探小说 偵探片／侦探片 (zhēntànpiàn)

私人偵探／私人侦探 (sīrén zhēntàn) 私家偵探／私家侦探 (sījiā zhēntàn)