How to pronounce 探 in Cantonese (74 out of 112):

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这两位探头探脑里面有什么看呢？
What did these two explorers see in their brains?

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

这 ze2
this
两 loeng5
two
位 wai6
position
location
place
seat
classifier for people (honorific)
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
throne
post
rank
status
探 taam3
to explore
to search out
to scout
to visit
to stretch forward
to find
to spy
a detective
to investigate
a secret agent
to venture
to tempt
to stick out
头 tau4
head
脑 nou5
brain
里 lei5
li (Chinese mile)
500 meters (modern)
home
hometown
village
neighborhood
administrative unit
lane
alley
a precinct
this place
here
a surname
面 min2
face
side
surface
aspect
top
classifier for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
dimension
on one side
to face
superficial
personally
façade
extent
range
scale
scope
to meet
to confront
directly
one's face
respect
reputation
honour
有 jau6
also
again
什 zaap6
miscellaneous
assorted
么 mo1
an alternative to the word麼, a final interrogative particle
看 hon3
to see
to look at
to read
to watch
to visit
to call on
to consider
to regard as
to depend on
to feel (that)
(after verb) to give it a try
Watch out! (for a danger)
to consult a doctor
to judge
呢 ni1
this

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