刺探

Chinese

		thorn; sting; prick thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder	to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit
trad. (刺探)		刺	探
simp. #(刺探)		刺	探

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cìtàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄘˋ ㄊㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cìtàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄘˋ ㄊㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cìhtàn
    • Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ⁴-tʻan⁴
    • Yale: tsz̀-tàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyhtann
    • Palladius: цытань (cytanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰän⁵¹/

Verb

刺探

1. to spy on; to make secret enquiries

Synonyms

• 偵察／侦察 (zhēnchá)
• 刺 (literary, or in compounds)
• 打探 (dǎtàn)
• 探聽／探听 (tàntīng)
• 斥候 (chìhòu)
• 暗探 (àntàn)