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暗探

暗探

Chinese

		dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret	to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit
simp. and trad. (暗探)		暗	探

Noun

暗探

spy; detective; secret agent

Verb

暗探

to spy; to investigate in secret

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): àntàn

(Zhuyin): ㄢˋ ㄊㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): am³ taam³
Min Nan (POJ): àm-thàm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: àntàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄊㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anntann
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰa̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: am³ taam³
  - Yale: am taam
  - Cantonese Pinyin: am³ taam³
  - IPA ^(key): /ɐm³³ tʰɑːm³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: àm-thàm
  - Tâi-lô: àm-thàm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: armtaxm
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰam⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /am²¹⁻⁵³ tʰam²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /am²¹⁻⁵³ tʰam²¹/