Cantonese words starting with T
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貪污贪污
taam1 wu1to be corrupt; to embezzle
貪污腐敗贪污腐败
taam1 wu1 fu6 baai6corruption
貪污受賄贪污受贿
taam1 wu1 sau6 kui2corruption and bribery
貪嘴贪嘴
taam1 zeoi2gluttonous
貪字得個貧贪字得个贫
taam1 zi6 dak1 go3 pan4being too greedy will just lead one to poverty [colloquial]
貪占贪占
taam1 zim3to misappropriate
貪贓贪赃
taam1 zong1venality;accept bribes
貪贓枉法贪赃枉法
taam1 zong1 wong2 faat3corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
嗿
taam2sound of many people eating
毯
taam2blanket; carpet
譚仔谭仔
taam2 zai2Tan Chai, name of a restaurant in Hong Kong
探
taam3(verb) to test (body temperature)
探班
taam3 baan1visiting someone at work
探祕探秘
taam3 bei3to explore a mystery
探病
taam3 beng6to visit a sick person or patient
探查
taam3 caa4to examine; to scout out
探測探测
taam3 caak1to probe; to survey
探測字探测字
taam3 caak1 zi6(cognitive psychology) probe letter
探察
taam3 caat3to investigate; to observe; to scout; to seek out and examine; to explore
探測器探测器
taam3 cak1 hei3detector; probe
探尋探寻
taam3 cam4to search; to explore
探親探亲
taam3 can1to visit one's family or relatives
探尺
taam3 cek3dipstick
探花
taam3 faa1candidate who came third in the Hanlin examination (cf. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2])
探訪探访
taam3 fong2(verb) Drop by
探風探风
taam3 fung1to make inquiries about sb or sth
探家
taam3 gaa1to make a trip home
探監探监
taam3 gaam1to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)
探究
taam3 gau3to investigate; to probe; to look into
探究式
taam3 gau3 sik1exploratory
探戈
taam3 gwo1tango (dance) (loanword)
探戈舞
taam3 gwo1 mou5the tango (dance)
探勘
taam3 ham3to explore; to prospect (for oil etc)
探口風探口风
taam3 hau2 fung1to sound out opinions
探口氣探口气
taam3 hau2 hei3to sound out opinions; also written 探口風|探口风[tan4 kou3 feng1]
探險探险
taam3 him2to explore; adventure
探險家探险家
taam3 him2 gaa1explorer
探險者探险者
taam3 him2 ze2explorer; adventurer
探看
taam3 hon3to visit
探幽發微探幽发微
taam3 jau1 faat3 mei4to probe deeply and uncover minute details
探熱探热
taam3 jit6(verb) to check someone's body temperature
探熱針探热针
taam3 jit6 zam1(noun) (medical) a thermometer for fever
探員探员
taam3 jyun4detective; agent
探月
taam3 jyut6lunar exploration
探求
taam3 kau4to seek; to investigate
探奇
taam3 kei4to seek unusual scenery or places
探礦探矿
taam3 kwong3to prospect; to dig for coal or minerals
探礦者探矿者
taam3 kwong3 ze2prospector
探驪得珠探骊得珠
taam3 lei4 dak1 zyu1to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick o...
探雷
taam3 leoi4to detect mines
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