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鑽探

鑽探

See also: 钻探

Chinese

		an auger; diamond; enter (a hole) an auger; diamond; enter (a hole); probe	to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit
trad. (鑽探)		鑽	探
simp. (钻探)		钻	探

Verb

鑽探

to drill for exploration

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuāntàn

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄢㄊㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun³ taam³
Min Nan (POJ): choàn-thàm / chǹg-thàm

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuāntàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄢㄊㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuantann
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯a̠n⁵⁵ tʰa̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyun³ taam³
  - Yale: jyun taam
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn³ taam³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyːn³³ tʰɑːm³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: choàn-thàm
  - Tâi-lô: tsuàn-thàm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoarntaxm
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡suan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰam⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡suan²¹⁻⁵³ tʰam²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡suan²¹⁻⁵³ tʰam²¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chǹg-thàm
  - Tâi-lô: tsǹg-thàm
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zngrtaxm
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰam¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰam²¹/