Cantonese words starting with T

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to be corrupt; to embezzle

taam1 wu1 fu6 baai6

貪污腐敗贪污腐败

taam1 wu1 sau6 kui2

貪污受賄贪污受贿

corruption and bribery

taam1 zi6 dak1 go3 pan4

貪字得個貧贪字得个贫

being too greedy will just lead one to poverty [colloquial]

to misappropriate

venality;accept bribes

taam1 zong1 wong2 faat3

貪贓枉法贪赃枉法

corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law

sound of many people eating

blanket; carpet

Tan Chai, name of a restaurant in Hong Kong

(verb) to test (body temperature)

visiting someone at work

to explore a mystery

to visit a sick person or patient

to examine; to scout out

to probe; to survey

taam3 caak1 zi6

探測字探测字

(cognitive psychology) probe letter

to investigate; to observe; to scout; to seek out and examine; to explore

taam3 cak1 hei3

探測器探测器

detector; probe

to search; to explore

to visit one's family or relatives

candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2])

to make inquiries about sb or sth

to make a trip home

to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)

to investigate; to probe; to look into

taam3 gau3 sik1

tango (dance) (loanword)

taam3 gwo1 mou5

the tango (dance)

to explore; to prospect (for oil etc)

taam3 hau2 fung1

探口風探口风

to sound out opinions

taam3 hau2 hei3

探口氣探口气

to sound out opinions; also written 探口風|探口风[tan4 kou3 feng1]

to explore; adventure

taam3 him2 gaa1

探險家探险家

探險者探险者

explorer; adventurer

taam3 jau1 faat3 mei4

探幽發微探幽发微

to probe deeply and uncover minute details

(verb) to check someone's body temperature

taam3 jit6 zam1

探熱針探热针

(noun) (medical) a thermometer for fever

detective; agent

lunar exploration

to seek; to investigate

to seek unusual scenery or places

to prospect; to dig for coal or minerals

taam3 kwong3 ze2

探礦者探矿者

taam3 lei4 dak1 zyu1

探驪得珠探骊得珠

to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)

to detect mines