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偷聽

偷聽

See also: 偷听

Chinese

		to steal; to pilfer	let; allow; listen let; allow; listen; hear; obey
trad. (偷聽)		偷	聽
simp. (偷听)		偷	听

Verb

偷聽

to eavesdrop
to wiretap

Synonyms

竊聽／窃听 (qiètīng)
聽牆根／听墙根

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): tōutīng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄡㄊㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tau¹ teng¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thêu-thâng
Min Nan (POJ): thau-thiaⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: tōutīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡㄊㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: touting
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tau¹ teng¹
  - Yale: tāu tēng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tau¹ teng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thêu-thâng
  - Hakka Romanization System: teu´ tang´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: teu¹ tang¹
  - IPA: /tʰe̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thau-thiaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: thau-thiann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tau'tviaf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰaʊ³³ tʰiã³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiã⁴⁴/