探險

See also: 探検

Chinese

		to explore; to search out; to scout to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit	danger(ous); rugged
trad. (探險)		探	險
simp. (探险)		探	险

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tànxiǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): taam³ him²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thám-hiám
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thàm-hiám

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tànxiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tànsiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: tʻan⁴-hsien³
    • Yale: tàn-syǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tannshean
    • Palladius: таньсянь (tanʹsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰän⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: taam³ him²
    • Yale: taam hím
    • Cantonese Pinyin: taam³ him²
    • Guangdong Romanization: tam³ him²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːm³³ hiːm³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thám-hiám
    • Hakka Romanization System: tam` hiam`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tam³ hiam³
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰam³¹ hi̯am³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thàm-hiám
    • Tâi-lô: thàm-hiám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tarmhiarm
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ hiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiam⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰam²¹⁻⁵³ hiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰam¹¹⁻⁵³ hiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰam²¹⁻⁴¹ hiam⁴¹/

Verb

探險

1. to explore

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (探險):

• → Japanese: 探険(たんけん) (tanken)
• → Korean: 탐험(探險) (tamheom)
• → Vietnamese: thám hiểm (探險)

See also

• 探風／探风 (tànfēng)
• 探究 (tànjiū)
• 探索 (tànsuǒ)
• 探討／探讨 (tàntǎo)