created reference approved 包打听/包打聽 → 包探 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
包打听 / 包打聽 bāodǎtīng
包探 bāotàn
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 包打听/包打聽 · bāodǎtīng · snooper; rubberneck — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
包打听 / 包打聽
bāodǎtīng
snooper; rubberneck
A person who is excessively curious, especially one who pries into other people's private affairs or gossip
包 (literal) → 包 · bāo · to guarantee 打听 (literal) → 打听/打聽 · dǎting · to ask about
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 包打听/包打聽 · bāodǎtīng · detective — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
包打听 / 包打聽
bāodǎtīng
detective
(old) A private investigator, detective, or police scout, specifically one working in the former foreign concessions in China.
包 (literal) → 包 · bāo · to undertake 打听 (literal) → 打听/打聽 · dǎting · to ask about
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition