Cantonese words starting with T

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贪污
taam1 wu1to be corrupt; to embezzle
贪污腐败
taam1 wu1 fu6 baai6corruption
贪污受贿
taam1 wu1 sau6 kui2corruption and bribery
贪嘴
taam1 zeoi2gluttonous
贪字得个贫
taam1 zi6 dak1 go3 pan4being too greedy will just lead one to poverty [colloquial]
贪占
taam1 zim3to misappropriate
贪赃
taam1 zong1venality;accept bribes
贪赃枉法
taam1 zong1 wong2 faat3corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
taam2sound of many people eating
taam2blanket; carpet
谭仔
taam2 zai2Tan Chai, name of a restaurant in Hong Kong
taam3(verb) to test (body temperature)
taam3 baan1visiting someone at work
探秘
taam3 bei3to explore a mystery
taam3 beng6to visit a sick person or patient
taam3 caa4to examine; to scout out
探测
taam3 caak1to probe; to survey
探测字
taam3 caak1 zi6(cognitive psychology) probe letter
taam3 caat3to investigate; to observe; to scout; to seek out and examine; to explore
探测器
taam3 cak1 hei3detector; probe
探寻
taam3 cam4to search; to explore
探亲
taam3 can1to visit one's family or relatives
taam3 cek3dipstick
taam3 faa1candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2])
探访
taam3 fong2(verb) Drop by
探风
taam3 fung1to make inquiries about sb or sth
taam3 gaa1to make a trip home
探监
taam3 gaam1to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)
taam3 gau3to investigate; to probe; to look into
taam3 gau3 sik1exploratory
taam3 gwo1tango (dance) (loanword)
taam3 gwo1 mou5the tango (dance)
taam3 ham3to explore; to prospect (for oil etc)
探口风
taam3 hau2 fung1to sound out opinions
探口气
taam3 hau2 hei3to sound out opinions; also written 探口風|探口风[tan4 kou3 feng1]
探险
taam3 him2to explore; adventure
探险家
taam3 him2 gaa1explorer
探险者
taam3 him2 ze2explorer; adventurer
taam3 hon3to visit
探幽发微
taam3 jau1 faat3 mei4to probe deeply and uncover minute details
探热
taam3 jit6(verb) to check someone's body temperature
探热针
taam3 jit6 zam1(noun) (medical) a thermometer for fever
探员
taam3 jyun4detective; agent
taam3 jyut6lunar exploration
taam3 kau4to seek; to investigate
taam3 kei4to seek unusual scenery or places
探矿
taam3 kwong3to prospect; to dig for coal or minerals
探矿者
taam3 kwong3 ze2prospector
探骊得珠
taam3 lei4 dak1 zyu1to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick o...
taam3 leoi4to detect mines

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