Cantonese words starting with T

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探雷人员
taam3 leoi4 jan4 jyun4mine detector (employee)
taam3 lou6(verb) Scout out
taam3 lou6 ze2Pathfinder, NASA spacecraft sent to Mars in 1977
探马
taam3 maa5mounted scout (arch.)
探问
taam3 man6to inquire into
taam3 ming4to ascertain
探明储量
taam3 ming4 cyu5 loeng6demonstrated
taam3 mo2to feel for sth
taam3 mong6to visit; to look around
taam3 nong4 ceoi2 mat6to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
taam3 on3a detective; to investigate a case
探盘
taam3 pun2to sound out; to probe (e.g. in a business deal)
taam3 saak3to explore; to probe
taam3 saak3 sing3exploratory
taam3 san1to lean forward
taam3 san1 zi2to bend forward
探询
taam3 seon1to inquire into
探视
taam3 si6to visit (a patient, prisoner etc)
探视权
taam3 si6 kyun4visitation rights (law)
taam3 sik1to ascertain
探伤
taam3 soeng1to inspect metal for flaws (using X-ray or ultrasound etc)
探头
taam3 tau4to stick one's head out (from behind sth); to pop one's head in (through a wi...
探头探脑
taam3 tau4 taam3 nou5to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
探头探脑儿
taam3 tau4 taam3 nou5 ji4erhua variant of 探頭探腦|探头探脑[tan4 tou2 tan4 nao3]
探听
taam3 ting1to make inquiries; to pry
探讨
taam3 tou2to investigate
探针
taam3 zam1probe
taam3 zeng2(mining) test pit; exploratory shaft; test well
taam3 zi1to ascertain; to detect; to worm out
taam3 zi2intelligence gatherer; detective; sound (medical instrument)
探照灯
taam3 ziu3 dang1searchlight
探长
taam3 zoeng2(police) detective
taam4dark clouds; overcast
taam4deep pool; pit (dialect); lake; hole in the ground
taam4phlegm; mucus
taam4earthen jar
taam4to speak; to converse; to discuss; a surname; utterance; gossip
taam4to speak; to converse; to discuss
taam4surname Tan
taam4long spear
taam4surname Tan
谈不拢
taam4 bat1 lung5can't come to an agreement
谈不上
taam4 bat1 soeng5to be out of the question
谈情
taam4 cing4to date; to fall in love [colloquial]
谈情说爱
taam4 cing4 syut3 oi3to murmur endearments (idiom)
taam4 dai2bottom of a (deep) pond
taam4 dai6variant of 覃第[tan2 di4]
taam4 dai6extensive residence
谈得来
taam4 dak1 loi4to be able to talk to; to be congenial
谈到
taam4 dou3to refer to; to talk about

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